Archive for Health
Air Quality suffers from stagnant weather: Residents Asked to Reduce Burning
Air quality seems to be the first casualty from this week’s fog and stagnant air conditions.
Still, stagnant air held down by a high pressure system means any smoke we put into the air around us, stays in the air around us. The result is rapidly rising levels of air pollution.
Our region experienced unusually high levels [...]
Clean Home Heating: Be more efficient, and less polluting with your woodstove
ORCAA, in partnership with the NW Hearth, Patio and Barbeque Association as well as Puget Sound Clean Air Agency and NW Clean Air Agency,plans a series of clinics to help homeowners learn to operate their wood burning appliances cleanly and efficiently.
The FREE clinics are all scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 23 at 11 a.m. In ORCAA’s [...]
Burn Ban LIFTED in Thurston County
Thanks largely to a change in weather, air quality in ORCAA’s jurisdiction has improved substantially . As a result, the Olympic Region Clean Air Agency has lifted its Stage 1 Burn Ban in Thurston County effective immediately.
To ensure clean, healthful air for all, ORCAA encourages residents to be responsible and to burn only when absolutely [...]
Burn Ban EXTENDED until Tuesday evening
A Stage One Burn Ban has been EXTENDED for Thurston County and will remain in effect at least until TUESDAY EVENING. Conditions will be reevaluated at that time to determine when the ban can be lifted.
Under a Stage 1 Ban, no burning is allowed in fireplaces or uncertified wood stoves, and all outdoor burning is [...]
Burn Ban EXTENDED in Thurston County
A Stage One Burn Ban has been EXTENDED for Thurston County and will remain in effect at least until Monday morning. Conditions will be reevaluated at that time to determine when the ban can be lifted.
Under a Stage 1 Ban, no burning is allowed in fireplaces or uncertified wood stoves, and all outdoor burning is [...]
Stage 1 Burn Ban called for Thurston County
A Stage One Burn Ban is being called for Thurston county effective 2 p.m. today and continuing at least until Sunday morning.
Under a Stage 1 Ban, no burning is allowed in fireplaces or uncertified wood stoves, and all outdoor burning is prohibited, even in areas where outdoor burning is not permanently banned. Additionally, no visible [...]
Give the gift of fresh air
Avoid dangerous – and illegal – practice of burning holiday waste
OLYMPIA – The holidays bring joy and happiness as families and friend gather together to celebrate the season. As fun and enjoyable as the get-togethers can be, however, there is a downside – trash!
When groups gather for food and drink, garbage can pile up. Parties [...]
Agencies Seek to Reduce Auto Repair Emissions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a Collision Repair Campaign in an effort to drastically reduce auto body emissions at the national level. The Campaign will work to significantly reduce human and environmental exposure to air toxics from auto body shops. While similar work has been done in the past in pockets around the [...]
Home Improvements Could Mean Tax Savings
As we approach the New Year, residents may want to take advantage of gifts being offered in the form of a Tax Credit from the Federal Government
Residents who have an old, inefficient woodstove may replace it with a new, certified wood or pellet stove before Jan. 1, 2010, and receive a credit on the 2009 [...]
Burn Ban LIFTED in Thurston County
Thanks largely to a change in weather, air quality in ORCAA’s jurisdiction has improved substantially . As a result, the Olympic Region Clean Air Agency has lifted its Stage 2 Burn Ban in Thurston County effective today (Dec. 13) at 1 p.m.
To ensure clean, healthful air for all, ORCAA encourages residents to be responsible and [...]