The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an Air Pollution Action Day for the Chicago Metropolitan area for Thursday, June 5, because of elevated particle pollution caused by wildfire smoke in the region. Regional air quality is expected to reach the orange level or “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups.” This is[Read More…]
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Air pollution alert starts Thursday for Chicago metro area
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an Air Pollution Action Day Alert for the Chicago Metropolitan area for Thursday, July 2, and is expecting alerts to continue through the weekend due to an extended period of upcoming hot and dry weather conditions, which are conducive to ozone formation. The alert[Read More…]
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