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
  • Transit Triangle
  • Valpo Transit V-Line

Telecommuting and Trip Chaining

• It All Adds Up to Cleaner Air

Refuel When It’s Cool

• Filling Your Gas Tank

What you can do in your car:

• Car Care 101
• Avoid excessive idling and abrupt starts on air quality action days
• When to drive
• Use E85 in your Flex Fuel vehicle 
  • Alternative Fuels
  • South Shore Clean Cities Application

What you can do at home:

• 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