Ozone Alert Season Kickoff Event by
Dover — Governor Ruth Ann Minner, the Secretaries from the Departments of Natural Resources & Environmental Control, Public Safety, and Transportation, and the Director of the Division of Public Health, along with the American Lung Association and members of the Ozone Action Partnership came together today to announce the start of the Ozone Alert Season. The event, held at the Dover Motor Vehicle Inspection lanes, brought attention to the issue of dangerous ground-level ozone, which is created when high temperatures and sunlight combine with air pollution. Governor Ruth Ann Minner noted the serious health threat caused by ozone by stating, “Ozone can produce respiratory ailments in children, senior citizens and even healthy adults. [More]