The DEC has issued an air quality health advisory for most of upstate New York due to elevated levels of fine particulate matter in the air.

The National Weather Service has issued both a heat and air quality alert for most of downstate New York, Wednesday, July 16.

Sensitive groups are advised to stay indoors and limit outdoor activities as pollution and ozone levels spike to unhealthy levels due to smoke from Canadian wildfires.

With various air quality indexes available, and as wildfire smoke becomes an increasing health risk, here’s what often goes into the decision to play sports or not — and how to make sense of air quality indexes when making your own decision.

ALBANY — Central New Yorkers can breathe a little easier today — following a moderate Air Quality Index rating for Wednesday, July 16, from the New York State Department of

Residents across much of the Hudson Valley, Long Island, and New York City are under dual weather alerts on Wednesday, July 16, as officials warn of dangerous heat and elevated air pollution levels. The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory from 11 a.

Canada had some of the worst air quality in North America on Tuesday morning according to waqi.info, the website for the World Air Quality Index project. See how your community ranks.

An Air Quality Alert has been issued for parts of northern New York and Vermont today because of Canadian wildfire smoke.