Odessa: Clean Air City

Odessa, TX, is a clean air attainment city. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets national air quality standards to avoid air pollutant levels that can endanger the health and welfare of the public. There are six areas of measurement - sulfur dioxide, particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, ozone, and lead. Areas that meet or exceed these standards are labeled as clean air attainment areas. The people of Odessa are exceptionally proud to be one of these attainment areas!

City of Odessa Ensures Clean Air Quality

The Odessa metropolitan area’s aggregate emissions of the six common pollutants have dropped by 70% between 1970 and 2015! Residents and the workforce in Odessa benefit highly from being in this clean air attainment city. Actions to reduce air pollution in the city have prevented hundreds of thousands of serious health effects each year! Click here to learn more about Odessa and the city’s efforts to continue ensuring clean air quality.