PARTNERS FOR CLEAN AIR

Partners for Clean Air is a program for individuals and businesses alike. This program is aimed to secure advocates for clean air. "Partners" are provided with resources and information to give to employees to broaden the reach of clean air education.  

This is your opportunity to join the Michiana community to protect the quality of the air we breathe...It's free and you can make a difference!

  • To become a Partner for Clean Air merely call (574) 674-8894, email MACOG, or fill out the contact form here.  It’s that easy to take the pledge!
  • The critical period when weather conditions may combine with emissions to create ground-level ozone is May 1 through September 30. It is during this time that Air Quality Action Days may be declared. As a Partner for Clean Air, you will be notified of these events. You and your employees will be encouraged to take note of voluntary actions to minimize creation of ozone.
  • As a Partner for Clean Air you will receive a Partner’s certificate, suitable for framing, along with educational materials to share with your employees. Several brochures, a video, and colorful logo stickers are also available. All of which are free. 
  • Annually MACOG recognize Partners' actions and voluntary programs.  We would like to recognize your group for its efforts.

Once again, it’s that easy! So take the Pledge today!

 

What actions are Partners Taking on "Air Quality Action Days"?

  • During the summer, many of our Partners make special efforts to develop unique and effective Air Quality Action Day plans. 
  • “Top Ten” signs and the wearing of Partner’s T-Shirts are the order of the day when ozone alerts are called.  Other efforts include fleet owners like the City of South Bend Equipment Services limiting refueling of vehicles to before 7 a.m. and after 7 p.m.  The Interurban Trolley offered free rides on Air Quality Action Days. 
  • Many businesses have undertaken employee education on Air Quality Action Days.  Clean Air videos have been shown at staff meetings and distributed to department heads, clean air articles placed in company newsletters, and the “Top Ten Tips” posted in employee break rooms.  Employees are encouraged to brown bag it for lunch on Air Quality Action Days, as well as carpool or bike to work.
  • General clean air efforts have also been undertaken.   MPA Architects continues to promote clean air efforts by incorporating “green architecture” into designs so that environmentally friendly building materials can be used.
  • More permanent changes have also been made.  For example, Elkhart County Health Department has added a clean air education component to their informational booths for health and county fairs.  Genencor International in Elkhart developed a Sustainability Management System to reduce consumption of electricity and raw materials.  City of Goshen Utilities spearheaded the project to place permanent signs by all railroad crossings in Goshen to remind people to shut off vehicle engines while waiting for trains.
  • Additional public education efforts were offered at Four Winds Field and Elkhart's Envirofest.

With a little creative thinking you can find ways to add clean air efforts to your workplace, too.

 

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