Weather officials issued an air quality alert for parts of the Great Lakes, Lower Mississippi and Ohio valleys Tuesday morning as smoke from Canadian wildfires is expected to coat Chicago and surrounding areas with a haze that will linger into the night. Chicago’s air quality was listed as “unhealthy,” as of 8 a.m. Tuesday, according to AirNow, a website that combines data from county, state .
Travis, Bexar counties to move toward all-electric county vehicle fleets
Both county commissioners courts approved two resolutions, one for each county, in partnership with the South Central Texas Electric Transportation Compact. Author: Maeve Ashbrook Updated: 7:23 PM CDT June 15, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas Travis and Bexar counties are coming together to transition all their county fleet vehicles to electric ones. The counties are partnering with the South Central Texas Electric Transportation Compact (ETC).
The Travis County and Bexar County commissioners courts approved two resolutions, one for each county, on Tuesday. The partnership will save the counties money and improve air quality, according to a press release.