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The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for particle pollution until 11 PM EDT this evening. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations statewide may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children and older adults; anyone with lung disease such as asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis; and people who are active outdoors. Even healthy individuals may experience mild health

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for the following counties: New York, Bronx, Kings, Queens, Richmond, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam until midnight EDT Thursday night. Air quality levels in outdoor air are predicted to be greater than an Air Quality Index value of 100 for the pollutant of Fine Particulates. The Air Quality Index, or AQI, was created as an easy way to correlate levels of different pollutants to one scale. The

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has issued an Air Quality Action Day for the following counties: Fairfield, New Haven, Middlesex, New London until noon EDT Thursday. An Air Quality Action Day means that Fine Particulates within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Web site at http://www.ct.gov/deep/aqi

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued an Air Quality Action Day for the following counties: Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Union until midnight EDT Thursday night. An Air Quality Action Day means that Fine Particulates within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Web site at https://dep.nj.gov/airmon

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued a Red Forecast Air Pollution Action Day for today, Thursday July 16th for the AirNow AQI forecast sectors of Rockford and all 6 Chicago area forecast sectors. This Red Forecast Air Pollution Action Day is declared due to a forecast of Unhealthy-Red category particulates and or ozone on Thursday July 16th. Northern IL is expected to be on the edge of a thick plume of surface smoke moving in from the north and cleaner air

The officials at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management have declared an Air Quality Action Day, IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. An Air Quality Action Day for ozone and PM 2.5 has been issued. Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) levels are expected to be in the Unhealthy range and ozone levels are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range. Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma should limit prolonged outdoor exposure.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Code RED Air Quality Alert for Fine Particulates until midnight EDT tonight. A Code RED Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region are unhealthy, and the general public may experience mild health effects. Members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation at Albany has issued a Air Quality Health Advisory for Fine Particulates until midnight EDT tonight. Air quality levels in outdoor air are predicted to be greater than an air quality index value of 100 for Fine Particulates. 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 Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has issued an Air Quality Advisory for the entire state of Ohio, from 7 AM Thursday to midnight EDT tonight. Smoke from Canadian wildfires will adversely impact air quality. The Agency expects the Air Quality Index to be in the 'unhealthy for sensitive groups' range. For additional actions and information, please visit the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's web site at epa.ohio.gov.

The Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Butler, Clermont, Hamilton and Warren counties in Ohio; Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties in Kentucky; and Dearborn County in Indiana, until midnight EDT tonight. Levels of ozone within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. On Alert days, help reduce ozone by taking the following actions: * Carpool, if possible, bike, walk or take the bus instead of driving alone. * Refuel your vehicle after 8 pm.