Millions of Texans have been told to avoid drive-thru lanes amid concerns over high air pollution levels.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued Ozone Action Day alerts for the San Antonio area, the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and the Houston, Galveston, and Brazoria area on Wednesday.
The warnings mean ground-level ozone and particulate concentrations are forecast to reach dangerous levels.
Why It Matters
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) said that ground-level ozone is of “particular importance because it is a respiratory toxic agent that can cause acute respiratory health effects when people breathe high concentrations of it over several hours.”…