Air Quality & Environment | Baltimore Metropolitan Council

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Air Quality & Environment

Air quality in the Baltimore region has improved to a great extent in the past decade or two. This is largely the result of federal and state regulations to clean up emissions from cars and trucks, power plants, and other sources of pollution. While air emissions are lower than in the past, the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board (BRTB) continues to work hard at further reducing emissions from transportation.

For more information on the current state of air quality planning, download the Air Quality Fact Sheet.

For the current level of air quality in the region, visit here.

Air Quality Planning Efforts

The BRTB works on addressing air pollution that results from on road transportation emissions through the following activities:

  • Transportation Conformity and Emissions Modeling
  • Air Quality Outreach
  • Interagency Consultation