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Asheville and Buncombe County will be under a Code Orange air quality alert for July 18. Here's what you need to know.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has drifted back into the D.C. area, prompting a "Code Orange" air quality forecast for Tuesday.

Hint: It wasnt because of heavy local rains on Sunday.

A Code Orange Air Quality Alert has been issued for Tuesday in central Pennsylvania, prompting officials to caution residents about spending too much time outdoors. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has confirmed this alert, which covers a wide range of counties including Tioga, northern Lycoming, Sullivan, southern Lycoming, Union, Snyder, Montour, Northumberland, Columbia, […]

Lancaster County is dealing with poor air quality for the third time this summer, as smoke from wildfires in Canada blows into the region.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has declared a statewide Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for fine particulate matter across Pennsylvania today. Smoke from wildfires is expec...

The issue will linger over a couple of days, officials warn.

The air quality in Arlington County has crossed into "Code Red" levels. The county's Air Quality Index (AQI), according to the federal government's AirNow.gov website, was 151 as of 3 p.m., just past the 150 threshold for Code Red. That comes as a new round of Canadian wildfire smoke wafts into the area. The AQI

Local news from StateCollege.com and Centre County Partners. Read about Air Quality Alert Extended into Tuesday in Centre County and more from the State College, PA region

On a Code Orange day, young children, the elderly, and those with respiratory problems are especially vulnerable to air pollution and should limit time outdoors.