New air quality standards to be reviewed

In two weeks, an Upstate committee will learn how new federal air quality standards will apply. The Oconee County representative to the committee, Art Holbrooks, anticipates at this January 27 meeting South Carolina DHEC will give an overview of the EPA standards announced late last year. Holbrooks, Oconee’s strategic planner, has been part of Clean Air Upstate efforts since 2012. He’s one of a number of stakeholders from a 10-county region at work to educate the Upstate on how to help reduce emissions across the region. More about the air we breathe during this Sunday’s ‘Community Sound Off’ when our guest will be Art Holbrooks, strategic planner for Oconee County.