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...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT FRIDAY...

The following statement was issued by the Oklahoma Department of
Environmental Quality.

An Air Quality Alert for Ozone has been issued for Friday, August 28
for the Oklahoma City Metropolitan area due to expected high
concentrations of ozone.

Public Health Recommendations: Persons with existing heart or
respiratory ailments should reduce physical exertion and outdoor
activity.

The general public is encouraged to help alleviate the problem by
reducing vehicle miles traveled by riding the bus, carpooling, or
avoiding unnecessary trips. The public is also asked to avoid
refueling during the morning and early afternoon hours, and to avoid
the use of two cycle engines such as lawn mowers, motorcycles, weed
trimmers, and outboard engines. It is also advised to limit outdoor
burning.

To view the latest air quality map, visit airnow.gov or the AirNow
app.

For hourly updates on concentrations and possible health warnings,
telephone the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality at
405-702-4100. For more information on health effects, call the
American Lung Association of Oklahoma at 405-748-4674

OU sets closure of campuses in observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day

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Snow and ice melts off of an OU Flag on the South Oval Dec. 13.

 Jordan Miller/The Daily

OU will close its three campuses June 21 in observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day, the newly enacted federal holiday. 

Juneteenth is a holiday on June 19 that honors the day in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to ensure that enslaved people were freed after the U.S. Civil War. 

According to an OU email, the university will provide holiday leave for its employees and will not hold in-person and online instruction.  

The email said recruiting activities and short-term summer camps will continue and OU Physicians clinics and pharmacies in Oklahoma City and Tulsa will be open. Patient care in these facilities will also continue as scheduled. Other essential workers are to contact their supervisors for work schedules. 

The email also listed community events honoring Juneteenth, including the city of Norman Juneteenth Festival, an outdoor celebration with food and fireworks; Oklahoma City Juneteenth on the East, a celebration with live music and performances; and the City of Tulsa Juneteenth Festival, which will specifically commemorate the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

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