Multiple local counties will be under a Code Orange Air Quality Alert on Tuesday.
Information shared by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection on Monday said the air quality could impact sensitive groups of people who live in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland counties.
The alert comes as temperatures are expected to hit the lower and middle 90s.
What does it mean when there is a Code Orange Air Quality Alert?
According to the DEP, a Code Orange Air Quality alert happens when airborne chemicals, typically elements like nitrogen oxides coming from car exhausts, industrial air emissions and wildfire smoke, react with sunlight to create ozone pollution…