Code Orange Air Quality Alert Issued for Schuylkill County and All of Central Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert for all of Central Pennsylvania. 

AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EDT MONDAY NIGHT... 

A Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. 

Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases, and the elderly. 

The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors.

This air quality alert includes the counties of:

• Adams
• Bedford
• Blair
• Cambria
• Cameron
• Centre
• Clearfield
• Clinton
• Columbia
• Cumberland
• Dauphin
• Elk
• Franklin
• Fulton
• Huntingdon
• Juniata
• Lancaster
• Lebanon
• Lycoming
• McKean
• Mifflin
• Montour
• Northumberland
• Perry
• Potter
• Schuylkill
• Snyder
• Somerset
• Sullivan
• Tioga
• Union
• Warren
• York