According to experts, these locations may eventually bring the overall average air quality index (AQI) of the city down.

An air quality alert is in effect today for NYC and Long Island due to smoke from the Ocean County, N.J. wildfire.

The National Weather Service has issued an air quality alert for City, Long Island, Westchester and Rockland counties as the ...

Various popular weather apps across Chicago showed that the air was unsafe to breathe early Wednesday morning, prompting ...

People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should take steps to reduce their exposure.

A fast-moving wildfire continues burning in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens as of Wednesday afternoon — already consuming 12,000 ...

Not everyone was reporting the dangerous air quality levels, though. The Environmental Protection Agency’s AirNow is a go-to ...

The service provides information based on a measure called the Air Quality Index, which gauges just how bad the air has become in a particular place. Having an understanding of the Air Quality ...

Smoke from the Jones Road wildfire in New Jersey was slated to swath City skies on Thursday, prompting air quality advisories ...

Smoke from a NJ wildfire is pushing NYC air quality into the danger zone. Officials urge sensitive groups to limit outdoor ...

As the New Jersey wildfire rages on, the air quality across the tri-state area is worsening. The air quality index for the ...

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