Unknown

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has declared an Air Quality Alert for Thursday and Friday, July 16 and 17, for elevated levels of fine particulate due to wildfire smoke. Pollutants within those areas are expected to range from Very Unhealthy to Hazardous. The Air Quality Alert is in effect for the following counties in southwest Michigan... Berrien, Cass, St Joseph, Branch, and Hillsdale. Plumes of smoke from Canadian wildfires continue to drift across

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a code RED air quality alert for Thursday, for the greater Pittsburgh region, including Allegheny, Butler, Beaver, Armstrong, Washington, Westmoreland and Fayette counties. A code RED air quality alert means that air pollution concentrations within the local region are unhealthful for the general population. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding outdoor exercise or strenuous activity.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a code RED air quality alert for Thursday, for Mercer county. A code RED air quality alert means that air pollution concentrations within the local region are unhealthful for the general population. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding outdoor exercise or strenuous activity. For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles, visit http://www.airnow.gov and https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/AQPartnersWeb/

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a code RED air quality alert for Thursday, for Indiana county. A code RED air quality alert means that air pollution concentrations within the local region are unhealthful for the general population. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding outdoor exercise or strenuous activity. For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles, visit http://www.airnow.gov and https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/AQPartnersWeb/

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a code RED air quality alert for Thursday, for the Mon Valley area. A code RED air quality alert means that air pollution concentrations within the local region are unhealthful for the general population. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding outdoor exercise or strenuous activity. For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles, visit http://www.airnow.gov and https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/AQPartnersWeb/

* WHAT...The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert for fine particles pollution. The Air Quality Index (AQI) is expected to reach the Red or Unhealthy category. * WHERE...Southeastern Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 11 AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS... Some members of the general public may experience health effects. Sensitive groups, such as people with lung disease (including asthma), heart disease, and children and older adults, may experience health effects.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone for Mecklenburg County, until 8 PM EDT this evening. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation at Albany NY has issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for fine particulate until midnight EDT Thursday night. Air quality levels in outdoor air are predicted to be greater than an air quality index value of Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category for fine particulate. The air quality index, or AQI, was created as an easy way to correlate levels of different pollutants to one scale. The higher the AQI value, the greater the health concern.

The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources has issued an Air Quality Alert for fine particulate pollution from wildfire smoke for Rutland, Windsor, Addison, Chittenden, Washington, and Orange Counties in Vermont through 11 PM EDT this evening. The Air Quality Index, or AQI, is expected to approach or exceed the Code Orange or Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category. When pollution levels are in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category, the Vermont Department of Health recommends that these

MNZ047-055-056-065-075-083>085-171600- Blue Earth-Chippewa-Nicollet-Renville-Steele-Stevens-Swift-Waseca- Including the Tribal Nation of Upper Sioux Including the city of Mankato ...AIR QUALITY ALERT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert for fine particles pollution. The Air Quality Index (AQI) is expected to reach the Red or Unhealthy category. * WHERE...Portions of central Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 11 AM CDT Friday.