Inslee visits Vancouver air monitoring station [Video]

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee visited Vancouver on Wednesday to tour an air quality monitoring station at Mountain View High School and the Fourth Plain Community Commons development. He also joined a panel discussion about the importance of college financial aid at Fort Vancouver High School.

“This allows us to really fight against that pollution that’s so harmful to our health,” said Inslee. “The Climate Commitment Act makes funds available so that the Department of Ecology can do this type of work.” 

The air quality site is a partnership between the Washington Department of Ecology and the Southwest Clean Air Agency, according to a news release from Inslee’s office, aimed at tracking local pollution in an area that sees lots of heavy road, rail and shopping activity. 

“We have an epidemic of asthma …