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Saturday, June 20, 2020

Air Quality Alert until Midnight (Saturday 6/20/2020)

from NOAA for Berrien County, Michigan

AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... An Air Quality Action Day has been declared by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy for Berrien County in Michigan...and is in effect until midnight EDT tonight. Ozone Levels are expected to be in the Orange or unhealthy for sensitive groups range. People and businesses are urged to avoid activities which lead to ozone formation. These activities include...refueling vehicles or topping off when refueling, using gasoline powered lawn equipment and using charcoal lighter fluid. 

Positive activities include...car pooling, biking to work, delaying or combining errands and using water based paints. 

It is recommended that people with respiratory diseases such as asthma limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

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