New Brunswick's air quality meets standards: provincial report
The New Brunswick government says a new report shows the province's air quality meets standards.
The report, which monitored air quality in the year 2023, detected 10 exceedances of the provincial standards for contaminants.
The province says the instances were corrected by the industry that caused them, or simply through changing weather conditions.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Gilles LePage says air quality has improved over the years in the province.
Annual reports date back to 1996.
'New Brunswickers have made it clear that clean air is important to them, and this has shaped my mandate as minister. I look forward to meeting with the public and stakeholders later this year to discuss how we can make further improvements,' he said in a provincial news release.
The full report is available on the province's website. It says while overall air quality is good, challenges remain achieving Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards for sulfur dioxide in some areas.
The Department of Environment and Local Government says it is committed to working towards improvements.
An online air quality data portal is available on its website with real-time local air quality information.
For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
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