Upstate breathing cleaner air, however….

An official of South Carolina DHEC says Upstate residents are breathing significantly cleaner air than three years ago, but there is still a chance the region will face EPA restrictions once new emission standards are announced later this year. The comments by DHEC’s Brian Barnes were made last week to the Upstate Air Quality Advisory Committee, of which Art Holbrooks, Oconee County’s strategic planner, is a member.