Millions of Texans are being urged to cut back on driving, avoid idling in drive-thru lanes and reduce pollution as air quality concerns intensify during ozone season.
The TCEQ, in an alert relayed by the National Weather Service (NWS) in Fort Worth, issued an Ozone Action Day for the Dallas-Fort Worth area for Sunday, May 24, warning that atmospheric conditions are expected to favor the formation of elevated ground-level ozone, the main ingredient in smog.
Areas Across Texas Affected by Poor Air Quality
The NWS warns that atmospheric conditions across the northern parts of Texas are expected to produce elevated amounts of ground-level ozone pollution, particularly during the afternoon and early evening hours.
The alert is centered on Dallas-Fort Worth, one of the state’s largest population hubs, including cities such as Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington…