Millions of Texans were advised to take steps to help reduce pollution as the National Weather Service (NWS) issued an air quality alert for the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Why It Matters
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cautions that people most at risk from breathing air containing ozone include those with asthma, children, older adults and people who are active outdoors.
The agency says health problems caused by ozone may include coughing, difficulty breathing, and inflamed and damaged airways.
What To Know
An air quality alert published by the NWS said the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality had issued an ozone action day for the Dallas-Fort Worth area for Sunday.
“Atmospheric conditions are expected to be favorable for producing high levels of ozone air pollution in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Sunday,” read the alert…