Air Quality
What's in the Air Today?
See air quality forecasts for metropolitan areas across North Carolina. The Division of Air Quality and local air programs issue forecasts daily for major air pollutants that can affect the air we breathe.
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North Carolinians are breathing cleaner air today than any time in decades. State leaders, agencies, public utilities and private industries have taken significant steps in recent years to address air quality concerns.
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The Division of Air Quality (DAQ) works with the state's citizens to protect and improve outdoor, or ambient, air quality in North Carolina for the health, benefit and economic well-being of all. To carry out this mission, the DAQ operates a statewide air quality monitoring network to measure the level of pollutants in the outdoor air, develops and implements plans to meet future air quality initiatives, assures compliance with air quality rules, and educates, informs and assists the public with regard to air quality issues.
Air Quality Forecast
See the latest air quality forecast.
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