What can we do to better manage air quality?

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Air quality management decisions are often made among competing interests and perspectives. These involve trade-offs. For example, remediating a contaminated site may call for excavation of soil, which is then incinerated. The complete incineration will result in generating and emitting greenhouse gases. Determining whether this approach is successful and appropriate depends on the extent and quality of options from which these emissions occur. Share your thoughts on which trade-offs you feel should be made.

Which of the following are measures that you would feel comfortable taking in order to improve air quality in your community?

Reducing the number of trips you take in your car

Reducing or eliminating fireplace and wood stove use

Avoiding burning leaves, trash, and other materials

Avoiding using gas-powered lawn and garden equipment

If your community is selected to pilot the new Clean Air Program, new equipment will need to be installed that will generate temporary noise during the installation. The installation can occur on either a Monday or Wednesday. If you have a preference for when the installation occurs, please select the preferred windows below.
Days	Time of day
Monday Days	Morning (9AM-12PM) Afternoon (1PM-4PM) Evening (4PM-7PM) Time of day
Wednesday Days	Morning (9AM-12PM) Afternoon (1PM-4PM) Evening (4PM-7PM) Time of day

Do you have any ideas for how air quality can be better managed in your community?

We have a budget of 2 million dollars that can be used to address the following four sources of air pollution. How do you feel we should allocate our spending?

Available Budget

Fine particles produced by the burning of fossil fuels (i.e. the coal and petroleum used in energy production)

Noxious gases (sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, chemical vapors, etc.)

Ground-level ozone (a reactive form of oxygen and a primary component of urban smog)

Tobacco Smoke.

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