B2
Breathe Better Air
An anti-idling/clean air campaign
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Program Information
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Program Recognition and Partners
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Air Pollution Information
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What is B2?
The B2 (Breathe Better) program is an
anti-idling/clean air campaign
(pdf). The goal of the campaign is to protect the health and safety of children by reducing
harmful vehicle emissions
(pdf)
around school campuses. Mobile sources such as passenger vehicles, delivery trucks,
and
school buses
are major contributors to air pollution in South Carolina.
Why focus on school campuses?
Because children breathe in twice as much air as adults, they inhale more pollutants.
Air pollution has been linked to
respiratory problems
(pdf)
like asthma, one of the most common causes of school absences. Reducing
your vehicle’s idling time is an easy way to reduce children’s exposure to air
pollution, especially before and after school.
What are schools doing about it?
Several schools
around the state have implemented anti-idling
actions as part of their
school policy.
These actions include: a voluntary anti-idling policy
for parents/carpooling and a mandatory anti-idling policy for school buses; posting “anti-idling”
signs
(provided by DHEC) around the school campus; and
other school projects
aimed at improving air quality.
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