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EBCI Air Quality Office partners with Cherokee Boys Club to acquire an electric school bus
A new grant obtained by the EBCI Air Quality Office will allow the Boys Club to replace a 1998 diesel bus with a 2021 Proterra Electric Bus and charging station – reducing pollutants like nitrogen oxides and protecting our natural resources.
Elohi View, September 2020
The first edition of our Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources monthly newsletter, Elohi View, is here: Elohi View,...
Sahara dust plume coming to Cherokee
A dust plume from the Sahara Desert will be arriving in North Carolina this weekend – look out for spectacular sunrises and sunsets! Our Air Quality team will be keeping an eye on their instruments, which should pick up some info on the concentration of “PM10” – dust-sized particles in the air. These particles can be inhaled and cause issues for people with asthma, allergies, or respiratory illnesses (including COVID-19), so please exercise caution and wear a mask or stay inside if you’re concerned. Fortunately, we’re expecting most of the dust to stay suspended high in the atmosphere, between 20,000 and 30,000 feet.