New podcast episode: Something in the Air: The History Behind Missoula's Air Quality Regulations
Posted on January 07, 2026
If you’ve lived in the Missoula Valley, you’re familiar with the inversion that often happens in the winter months. What’s actually happening during an inversion, and what do wood stoves have to do with it?
This week, the commissioners spoke with Kerri Mueller, air quality specialist, and Elena Evans, environmental health manager at Missoula Public Health, about the history of air quality regulations and why clean air matters for all residents.
Click here to listen on YouTube, or find it wherever you get your podcasts under “The Agenda with the Missoula County Commissioners.”
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Missoula Public Health Air Quality Division
- AirNow Map
- Montana Dept. of Environmental Quality Air Quality
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