What You Can do to Reduce Air Pollution

What you can do when planning your day:

Limit driving, rideshare, walk, bike, or take public transit 

• Pace Rideshare
• NWI Transit to and from Downtown Chicago
  • South Shore Train
  • Chicago Dash
• Local Routed Transit Systems
  • East Chicago Transit
  • Gary Public Transportation
  • Michigan City Transit
  • Valpo Transit V-Line

Car Care Tips:

• Car Care 101
• Filling Your Gas Tank
• Maintaining Your Vehicle’s Fluids
• Filling your Gas Tank
• Tire Pressure
• Avoid excessive idling and abrupt starts on air quality action days
• Use E85 in your Flex Fuel vehicle 
  • Alternative Fuels
  • GreenFleet Program Application

Transportation Tips:

• When to Drive
• NWI Clean Air Video

Home Tips:

• Use a charcoal chimney or electric starter for your grill instead of lighter fluid on air quality action days
• Limit use of household products that cause fumes
  • EPA Household Hazardous Waste Resources
• Conserve energy at home to reduce demands on power plants
• Avoid using lawnmowers and other gasoline-powered equipment and motors on air quality action days