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Article: Illinois EPA Releases Annual Air Quality Report.(Illinois Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief Article)
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- Mobile Emissions Today
- Article date:
- September 15, 2004
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The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) recently released its 2003 Annual Air Quality Report, which determines that outdoor air conditions throughout the state were "good to moderate" 94 percent of the time last year, with none of the state's air quality monitors detecting ozone levels that exceeded the federal one-hour health standard.
IEPA credits the improved air quality to several regulatory initiatives in recent years, including the Illinois Green Fleets program, the Illinois Clean School Bus Program and the Green Pays on Green Days ...