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Sustainable Idaho

The DEQ and Air Quality

By Jodie Schwicht
Published December 19, 2023 at 10:01 AM MST
Jodie Schwicht
Melissa Gibbs and staff at the DEQ office

In this episode, Jodie Schwicht interviews is Melissa Gibbs, the air quality manager for the Pocatello regional office of the Department of Environmental Quality on air pollution and wintertime inversions in southeast Idaho.

Sources referenced in this episode

EPA:

https://www.epa.gov/ground-level-ozone-pollution/ground-level-ozone-basics

https://www.epa.gov/so2-pollution/sulfur-dioxide-basics#what%20is%20so2

https://www.airnow.gov/aqi/aqi-basics/

Real time DEQ map:

https://airquality.deq.idaho.gov/home/map

DEQ AQ forecasts
https://www2.deq.idaho.gov/air/AQIPublic/

DEQ woodstove changeout program
https://www.deq.idaho.gov/air-quality/smoke-and-burning/woodstove-funding-resources/

The DEQ Air Idaho App can be downloaded from the App Store and Play Store.

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Jodie Schwicht
Jodie Schwicht is a Communications graduate and Music Performance major at Idaho State University. Outside of academics, you are likely to find her performing with the ISU Choirs and Music department, reading at various Pocatello coffee houses, and multitasking on a number of personal craft projects.
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