Division of Air Quality Air Non-Point and Mobile Sources

Air Pollution in Alaska Communities

This is a list of Alaskan communities that are formally designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as Nonattainment or Maintenance Areas or that near or regularly exceed the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Carbon Monoxide (CO) and Particulate Matter (PM_2.5 and PM₁₀) are the top criteria pollutants impacting the state. Click here to learn more about what the State of Alaska is doing to combat Particulate Matter.

Anchorage

• Maintenance Area for Carbon Monoxide (CO)

Juneau

• Maintenance Area for Particulate Matter (PM₁₀)

Eagle River

• Maintenance Area for Particulate Matter (PM₁₀)

Fairbanks

• Maintenance Area for Carbon Monoxide (CO)
• Nonattainment Area for Particulate Matter (PM_2.5)

Matanuska-Susitna Valley

• Matanuska-Susitna Valley Particulate Matter (PM_2.5)
• Matanuska-Susitna Valley Particulate Matter (PM₁₀)

Rural Alaska

• Rural Alaska Particulate Matter (PM_2.5)
• Rural Alaska Particulate Matter (PM₁₀)

Other Resources

• Alaska Air Quality Advisories
• Alaska Air Quality Index (AQI)
• Alaska Air Quality Monitoring Data Summaries
• Attainment & Nonattainment Frequently Asked Questions
• Statewide Complaint Form
• State Implementation Plan (SIP)