Category: Air-quality

East Coast Air Quality Hits Dangerous Levels

As of Wednesday morning, at least 13 states have issued air quality alerts in some areas due to wildfires in the province of Quebec, saying that the smoke has blocked the sky. Meanwhile, the federal National Weather Service has issued a range of air quality advisories and warnings for New York state, Vermont, New Hampshire,…


LIVE NOW: East Coast Air Quality Hits Dangerous Levels

As of Wednesday morning, at least 13 states have issued air quality alerts in some areas due to wildfires in the province of Quebec, saying that the smoke has blocked the sky. Meanwhile, the federal National Weather Service has issued a range of air quality advisories and warnings for New York state, Vermont, New Hampshire,…


Nova Scotia Wildfire Smoke Spreads to US, Prompting Air Quality Alerts

Smoke from the raging wildfires in Nova Scotia, Canada, is spreading hundreds of miles to the United States and impacting cities across the northeast, according to meteorologists. Roughly 16,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in areas surrounding Nova Scotia’s capital city, Halifax, amid strong winds that have caused local wildfires to spread rapidly and…


No-Burn Order Extended Through Wednesday

LOS ANGELES—The South Coast Air Quality Management District Dec. 20 extended a mandatory prohibition on indoor and outdoor wood burning in much of the Southland through Dec. 28 due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The residential wood-burning ban will be in effect until at least 11:59 p.m. Wednesday. It affects…


Breathe Easier

Even though you can’t see it, the air you breathe can affect your health. Polluted air can cause difficulty breathing, flare-ups of allergy or asthma, and other lung problems. Long-term exposure to air pollution can raise the risk of other diseases, including heart disease and cancer. Some people think of air pollution as something that’s found…


Air Pollution Monitor Issues Advisory Due to Smoke from Wildfires

DIAMOND BAR, Calif.—Winds are expected to bring some of the smoke from massive wildfires in northern and central California into portions of the South Coast Air Basin, including parts of the San Gabriel Mountains, prompting an air pollution agency to issue an advisory through at least the morning of Aug. 25. “While smoke will be…


No-Burn Order in Effect Over Much of Southland

LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A no-burn order will be in effect today for large portions of the Southland due to higher predicted PM2.5 levels. Wood burning is prohibited through 11:59 p.m. Feb. 8 for all those living in the South Coast Air Basin, including Orange County and non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San…