A little less goes a long way…
A1 Plumbing, Inc. of Boise is one of two Treasure Valley businesses that received a Pollution Prevention Award for the State of Idaho.
A1 Plumbing, Inc., of Boise is committed to delivering plumbing and drain cleaning repair services in an environmentally friendly way. A1 Plumbing uses a vehicle tracking system to more efficiently and effectively dispatch and [...]
Parks Royal Body Works of Boise is one of two Treasure Valley businesses that received a Pollution Prevention Award for the State of Idaho.
Parks Royal Body Works is committed to repairing and refinishing vehicles in an environmentally friendly way. Parks Royal Body Works conducted several initiatives to reduce energy consumption including installing energy-efficient light fixtures, [...]
To commemorate September as Pollution Prevention Month, DEQ invited Idaho businesses and industries to apply for recognition as Pollution Prevention Champions. To qualify, applicants had to demonstrate how they had incorporated pollution prevention into daily operations and show documented reductions in such areas as raw materials or toxic materials purchases, hazardous or solid waste generated, [...]
In the Spring of 2009, the DEQ offered some funding to private gas station owners to encourage retrofitting their fuel tanks to cut down on vapor emissions that occur during the process of filling tanks.
Gasoline vapors are one of the major causes of ozone. Our State Dept of DEQ needs to be congratulated for their foresight [...]
The U.S. EPA has put together a handy guide called “Healthy Air.”
Healthy Air: A Community and Business Leaders Guide is a collection of information sheets about ways communities can work together to improve their air quality. It is designed to be used by community groups and their business partners as a planning guide. The guide [...]
A little less goes a long way in protecting Idaho's air quality. If everyone drove just 10% less it would significantly reduce harmful air pollution and keep the Treasure Valley under the standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency. Reducing other activities like painting or mowing your lawn on poor air quality days also helps to improve the air we breathe. Exceeding the standards put forth by the EPA can result in increased restrictions and control which impacts economic growth. It's our goal to encourage everyone to do their part... well all breathe a lot easier.