Breathing Easier in the Omaha Metro Area
It may not seem like it, but our community does have an air quality problem. The good news is that we can turn our situation around. Taking steps — even little ones — can add up to cleaner air in the metro area.
Our air quality is not as healthy as you might think.
In an area with bright blue skies and puffy white clouds, it’s hard to imagine that we have air quality issues. But the culprit of our problem is colorless and odorless. It’s called ground-level ozone, and it has damaging effects on our health.
Taking little steps can lead us to cleaner air.
When all of us pitch in to help, we can make measurable improvements to our air quality. As we’ve recently seen in the Omaha area and around the world, because of the pandemic, fewer people have been driving, and air quality has improved dramatically. We can continue this trend even after the pandemic passes.
Little Steps
Learn about some small changes you can make in your everyday life that can add up to a big difference in the air we breathe.
Clear the Air
We can be a breath of fresh air in your inbox every month. In our monthly newsletter, we feature air quality news, updates about the Little Steps Cleaner Air campaign, more ideas for steps you can take to improve air quality, and more!
Clean Air Champions
Improving air quality starts with you. Join our growing movement of air quality advocates and sign up as a Clean Air Champion by committing to take little steps every day toward cleaner air.
The tiniest feet can make the biggest impact.
With schools focusing more and more on science, technology, engineering and math, and because our air quality problem will affect future generations more than anyone, our school curriculum program is more relevant than ever.
Created by a licensed teacher and based on our years of experience in classrooms across our region, the Little Steps Cleaner Air curriculum fits a variety of grade levels and teacher preferences, and we have resources for virtual learning environments, too.