Poor air quality and bad smells consume parts of Pittsburgh area
There's something unpleasant in Allegheny County's air.
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There's something unpleasant in Allegheny County's air.
There will be unhealthy levels of air pollution on Tuesday for sensitive groups of people.
Temperatures in the low to mid 90s with sunny skies are likely to contribute to high concentrations of ozone throughout the region.
Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Armstrong, Fayette, Westmoreland, and Washington counties are included in the impacted area.
The report found that the Pittsburgh area came in 19th worst in the nation for long-term particle pollution.
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A Code Red Air Quality Action Day has been issued for the second straight day.
The return of Canadian wildfire smoke will once again impact our air quality.
Experts say when air quality is this bad, kids with asthma and other respiratory issues are more at risk.
The Pa. Department of Environmental Protection has declared a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Monday for parts of Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh.
The Pa. Department of Environmental Protection has declared a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day day for Monday for parts of Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh.
With concerns about air quality, machines with the Allegheny County Health Department do a real-time sampling of the air.
Skies will remain hazy with the possibility of scattered afternoon to evening rain.
On Wednesday, a Code Red alert was issued.
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