The San Joaquin Valley is fined 29 million dollars each year because ozone pollution exceeds federal standards. An Air Alert will be activated next week. Air Alerts are meant to lower pollution and end the millions in fines. Although the millions in fines return to the Valley in the form of programs that promote clean air – it’s still a financial burden. We each pay $12 on it every year at the DMV. Monitoring stations in cities all over the Valley constantly measure air pollution.They report pollutants like ozone every hour. Ozone is a good thing high in the Earth’s ozone layer but it is harmful to breathe… even at levels far below where the federal fine is concerned. The main source on the ground is exhaust.

via Air Alert set for next week – KGPE CBS47 Fresno – News, Sports & Weather for the Central Valley.