Residents of Niagara County and other parts of Western New York are under an Air Quality Health Advisory until midnight as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to affect the region.
The alert was announced by State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton and State Department of Health (DOH) Commissioner Dr. James McDonald. The two agencies warned of potential visible smoke, hazy skies, and temporary increases in pollution related to wildfire smoke.
In addition to Western New York, the advisory covers several other regions including Eastern Lake Ontario, Cayuga, Jefferson, Monroe, Oswego, and Wayne counties, as well as the Adirondack region which includes Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, northern Herkimer, Lewis, St. Lawrence, and Warren counties…