North Georgia Burn Ban Helps Boost Air Quality
…air quality by contributing to high ozone levels. These conditions have been linked to lung and heart disease in humans. “The restrictions are required by the state Environmental Protection Division,”…
North Georgia Burn Ban Beginning May 1 Boosts Air Quality
…asked to refrain from burning yard and land clearing debris, whose smoke can negatively impact the state’s air quality during the hot summer months by contributing to high ozone levels….
Forests for Georgia, Georgia for Forests
…to filtering our water and cleaning our air, Georgia’s 24 million acres of forests support 148,414 jobs and provide $36.3 billion in economic value. Both the vast acres of forest…
Federal Clean Air Act
Overview of the Clean Air Act and corresponding protections and actions by the EPA
North Georgia Burn Ban Boosts Air Quality
…asked to refrain from burning yard and land clearing debris, whose smoke can negatively impact the state’s air quality during the hot summer months by contributing to high ozone levels….
Landowner Resources
…weighed against the known consequences of insecticide use to preserve hemlocks. PDF EPA Office of Air and Radiation Information for the Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), which oversees policies…
Cleaning our Air Fact Sheet
Did you know that Georgia’s 22 million acres of working forests provide clean air for you to breathe every day? Download fact sheet to learn more.
NORTH GEORGIA BURN BAN BOOSTS AIR QUALITY
On May 1, an outdoor burn ban will begin in 54 Georgia counties, primarily in the northern half of the state. Affected residents are asked to refrain from burning yard and land clearing debris, whose smoke can negatively impact the state’s air quality during the hot summer months by contributing to high ozone levels. These conditions have been linked to lung and heart disease in humans. Please see this .pdf for more details.
Carbon Sequestration
…are increasing by about three billion metric tons every year. As air pollution increases, so do the number of health problems for Georgians. Planting trees and managing their development is…
