Smog levels in Texas surge during heat wave, bringing worst summer air quality in a decade

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Smog levels in Texas surge during heat wave, bringing worst summer air quality in a decade
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Emissions are reacting with the summer heat to create high levels of smog, hazardous air pollution that damages the lungs.

The Austin skyline on Wednesday. Since the beginning of 2022, Texas air monitors have recorded 43 days as of July 12, 2022, when ozone concentrations were high enough somewhere in the state to be considered unhealthy by the Environmental Protection Agency., our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.

Since the beginning of the year, Texas air monitors have recorded 43 days as of Tuesday when ozone concentrations were high enough somewhere in the state to be considered unhealthy by the Environmental Protection Agency.

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