Eco-friendly boating + revitalizing a #Brownfield site = major win! 🚤 🌎
We joined @PureWC for the opening of their new electric pontoon boat production facility at the Beech Bottom Industrial Park in West Virginia.
This new manufacturing facility will bring 100 jobs to the Northern Panhandle region. Funding from @EPA helped remediate the former abandoned site & bring the new facility to life.
EPA’s Brownfields program empowers states, villages like Beech Bottom, & other stakeholders to work together in assessing, safely cleaning up & sustainably redeveloping sites.
Thanks to the partners who made this possible, including @BDCofNP. BDC was recently selected for $500K in Brownfields funding to continue their work to get properties returned to productive use in the region.
⚠️ Wildfire smoke from Canada is impacting our region. As a result, parts of our region are seeing Red (Unhealthy) Purple (Very Unhealthy) & Maroon (Hazardous) Air Quality Index Alerts. Stay updated on air quality in your area at airnow.gov or the free @AIRNow app.
✅ Try to stay indoors & limit strenuous outdoor activity. Especially, those with heart or lung disease, older adults, children & teens.
✅ Choose a mask that will help protect you from smoke. N95 respirator masks provide the best protection from wildfire smoke.
✅ Check air quality throughout the day. Smoke levels can change during the day, so wait until air quality is better before being active outdoors.
✅ Close all windows & doors in your home & keep indoor air circulating with fans.