Spokane recently experienced a period of unusually poor air quality due to stagnation caused by the weather. Information on the air quality in Spokane is available on the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency website. At this site you will find information about air quality and health, challenges we face in Spokane, air quality forecasts, and the progress that has been made. Air quality in our region and across the United States has dramatically improved since the 1970s and 1980s. After decades of failing national health-based air-quality standards, in 2005 the Spokane area was officially declared in attainment of all federal, health-based air pollution standards by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
In the Spokane region, fine particle pollution, air toxics and ozone are our greatest air quality concerns. These pollutants pose a range of health concerns, such as respiratory ailments, heart disease and cancer. The Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency supports and implements programs and policies designed to reduce emissions and our risk of exposure to them.
Whitworth participates in the Spokane Commute Trip Reduction Program to assist employees with considering commute options available. One of the ways we can make a difference in air quality is by using a commute alternative to driving alone to work. Carpooling, vanpooling, biking or riding the bus are all commute alternatives to consider. For information on the options available, please contact JoAnn Fox, CTR employee transportation coordinator, at 777.4413.
