Pittsburgh air quality expected to improve this weekend, officials say
The Environmental Protection Agency expects air quality in the Pittsburgh region to significantly improve compared to earlier in the week.
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The Environmental Protection Agency expects air quality in the Pittsburgh region to significantly improve compared to earlier in the week.
Air quality in the Pittsburgh area on Friday will be in the "very unhealthy" to "hazardous" range.
Wildfire smoke from Canada is leading to a Code Purple air quality alert on Friday in Pennsylvania.
Allegheny County officials are issuing a code red heat advisory in anticipation of extremely high temperatures next week.
The Liberty-Clairton area is under a code orange air quality action day, according to the Pa. Dept. of Environmental Protection.
How bad is Pittsburgh's air?
The potential pollution impact was mitigated because the weather cooperated, the Allegheny County Health Department said.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is causing air quality concerns for millions of Americans in the Midwest and Northeast.
An air quality map shows conditions improving in the U.S. on Friday as smoke from the Canadian wildfires subsides.
Pittsburgh is in the top 12 and top 16 for the two worst air quality categories (smog and soot related air quality), worse than last year's report.
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.
The Environmental Protection Agency expects air quality in the Pittsburgh region to significantly improve compared to earlier in the week.
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The Environmental Protection Agency expects air quality in the Pittsburgh region to significantly improve compared to earlier in the week.
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Wildfire smoke is causing hazardous air quality in the Pittsburgh area, prompting a warning from health officials.
Pennsylvania will be under a code red air quality alert on Thursday because smoke from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota will create unhealthy levels of pollution for everyone.
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As we approach the weekend, the Environmental Protection Agency expects air quality in the Pittsburgh region to significantly improve compared to earlier in the week. KDKA-TV's Josh Taylor reports.
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