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Commissioners proclaim Air Quality Awareness Week; county cites regional plan and EPA grant
Summary
Williamson County commissioners approved a proclamation declaring May 2025 as Air Quality Awareness Week and referenced the Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos regional air quality plan, CAPCOG, the Central Texas Clean Air Coalition and an EPA grant supporting local work on greenhouse gases and particulates.
Williamson County commissioners on May 6 adopted a proclamation declaring May 2025 as Air Quality Awareness Week and encouraged residents to adopt behaviors that improve air quality.
The proclamation cites the Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos metropolitan statistical area and a regional air quality plan spanning 2019–2026 designed to improve compliance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Ambient Air Quality Standards. The proclamation also referenced Central Texas organizations and a county effort operating on an Environmental Protection Agency grant to address greenhouse gases and particulate matter.
A county official recited regional figures from the American Lung Association cited in the proclamation, saying about 1.3 million people of a 2.47 million–person region are at increased risk from poor air quality. The proclamation asked residents to limit idling, drive less, carpool, use public transportation and conserve energy; it also encouraged residents to visit the regional air‑quality website referenced in the agenda materials.
Commissioners approved the proclamation by voice vote; the clerk announced the motion passed. The meeting transcript records discussion of regional transport of pollution, local dust from aggregate mining, and other sources that affect particulate levels. The proclamation expresses county support for CAPCOG (Capital Area Council of Governments), the Central Texas Clean Air Coalition and EPA awareness efforts.
No regulatory or funding action was adopted as part of the proclamation; it is an official statement supporting awareness and regional air‑quality planning and referencing an EPA grant being used for local air‑quality work.
