DEP warns of 'Code Purple' air pollution in Pa. from wildfire smoke
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection warned Thursday that smoke from wildfires burning in Canada and Minnesota will create very unhealthy air pollution levels Friday across Pennsylvania.
The DEP issued a statewide “Code Purple Air Quality Alert” for particulate matter for Friday. The alert came as wildfire smoke already was darkening skies and creating air pollution hazards Thursday across much of the northeastern U.S. and the Midwest.
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Mark Pesto is a copy editor for The Tribune-Democrat.