With summer in full swing a lot of us will be headed out on the roadways for vacations and summer travel. A new statewide initiative just kicked off called “Drive Clean Across Texas.” Its mission is to save you money at the pump along with reduction air pollution.

Here are some simple tips:

We know that air quality has a huge impact on allergy and asthma sufferers, and that endocrine disruptors, contaminants often found in dust, can harm reproductive health during fetal and infant exposures. But did you know that some of the worst air quality we encounter is in our homes, on airplanes and in offices?

“In the U.S., we spend most of our time thinking about outdoor air pollution but Americans spend 90 percent of their time indoors, that’s over 21 hours a day,” said Richard Corsi, a professor in civil, architectural and environmental engineering and director of the University of Texas at Austin’s Indoor Environmental Science and Engineering Program. “So if we really want to impact the quality of the air we breathe, we must pay far more attention to pollutants in homes, offices and schools.”

The City of Frisco received notice today Exide Technologies will voluntarily withdraw its application for a permit amendment with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to increase production limits. In a letter dated October 23, Exide Technologies stated it will work with TCEQ to locate monitors as recommended by TCEQ.

Frisco sent a letter to the TCEQ dated November 24, 2008, protesting the permit application and requesting a contested hearing.