Missoula air quality

We think we have air problems here in the Missoula Valley. Just last week I blogged about how the EPA said the air in Salt Lake City was the worst in the west. Well nothing is like the air pollution they have in Bejing, China.

The Missoula valley can have some bad air but Salt Lake City has got a real problem. A thick fog over the Salt Lake City area is making some people sick. It's prompted more than 100 local doctors to tell authorities to immediately lower highway speed limits, curb industrial activity and make mass transit free for the rest of the winter...

A Stage Two air alert continues for the Missoula airshed. A strong inversion continues to trap polluted air near the valley floor. An anticipated storm system should move into our area Wednesday evening bring with it some winds and snow...

As of 8AM Tuesday (1/22) Missoula air is still unhealthy and a Stage 2 Air Alert remains in effect.This Alert started at 5PM (1/21). The National Weather Service is forecasting the possibility of a minor storm system moving through some time tomorrow that could push out the cold polluted air trapped in the valley by an inversion...

Air Quality in Missoula is, shall we say, a little funky these days.  While I love hiking to the top of Mt. Sentinel and while I usually find it pretty inspiring I'm finding it a little disconcerting these days.  That is some funky air.