Smoke-laden air persists, county colored red

ALBANY COUNTY — Today, July 16, with smoke from Canadian and midwestern wildfires persisting, Albany County reached the “unhealthy” level on the air-quality index.

As we reported yesterday, the state uses six different levels, each mapped with a color, to describe air quality.

Yesterday, Albany County was designated orange, meaning “unhealthy for sensitive groups,” with an air-quality index number of 101 to 150…

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