Tag: Clean Air Partners

WGL and Clean Air Partners Complete 5th Annual Public Awareness Campaign and Concert Contest to Promote Air Quality in the DC-Region

Stuart Mitchell

For the 5th consecutive year, WGL joined with Clean Air Partners, a DC-based air quality advocacy group, for Clean Air Partners’ annual #BreatheEasy campaign and concert ticket contest. Designed to generate public awareness about the impact of taking simple but critical steps in everyday life to improve air quality, the program encouraged DC-area residents to share their plans to promote cleaner air. The campaign included a concert ticket giveaway with winners attending Jennifer Lopez’s “It’s My Party” show at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, July 17. As…

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“Breathe Easy” Summer Campaign Asks Everyone to Work Together to Improve Air Quality During Ozone Season

Stuart Mitchell

We are now into Summer, which kicks off a season of outdoor fun, festivals and BBQs across our region. Unfortunately, the season’s warmer temperatures also mean conditions are right for an increase in the production of ground-level ozone, the most common form of air pollution. For more than 8.8 million people in the greater Baltimore-Washington region—especially the more than 700,000 adults and 200,000 children with asthma—summertime doesn’t just mean sunscreen and sandals, it means having your daily activities dictated by whether the air is healthy enough for you to breathe…

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