Air Quality

According to the American Lung Association

Within Mississippi, 10 out of 82 counties could be graded for at least one measure of air quality.

AirNow is a partnership of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Park Service, NASA, Centers for Disease Control, and tribal, state, and local air quality agencies.

Mississippi Air Quality

Courtesy of Weather. gov

Air Quality Flag Program Classroom Curriculum

Photo by Elroy Johnson

The inaugural Equitable Action Run Towards Health (EARTH)

Running won’t solve the issue of wood pellet biomass pollution. But it can ignite community and conversation—and that’s a start.

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2022 State of Mississippi Air Quality Data Summary

Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality

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Featured Presenters

Indoor Air Quality initiatives and Integrating Community and Health Systems Smoking Perceptions/Initiatives

Sandra Melvin, DrPH, M.P.H.

Chief Executive Officer - Institute for Advancing Minority Health

Healthy Homes Assessments and Initiatives

Catherine Lee

Green and Healthy Homes Mississippi Coordinator

MSHPCHE partnered with the Department of Environmental Quality and Public Service Commission on Clean Energy and Clean Air initiatives.

Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust

The Volkswagen (VW) Diesel Settlement required VW to establish a $2.7 billion Environmental Mitigation Trust Fund to be distributed among states to fund eligible mitigation projects designed to reduce excess nitrogen oxide (“NOx”) emissions from the transportation sector.

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Sunflower Solar

Located on approximately 1,000 acres of land in Sunflower County, Mississippi, the Sunflower Solar Project began commercial operation mid-2022.

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