Air Quality

The Bay Area’s poor air quality is adding an extra twist to the San Francisco 49ers’ home opener in Santa Clara Thursday night.

The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for smog despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory panel to lower air pollution limits to protect public health.

The air quality issue is impacting people all across our area Thursday with conditions fluctuating throughout the day. NBC10’s Cydney Long is at the Camden waterfront keeping tabs on how the poor air quality is affecting people on both sides of the bridge.

Canadian wildfires will send worsening smoky air across the country and neighboring United States in coming days after recent heavy rains in Quebec missed the places where the fires are most active, officials said Wednesday.

NBC10 meteorologist Justin Godynick is tracking unhealthy air quality Thursday as Canadian wildfire haze keeps the sun from warming us up as much as was expected.

There is haze blanketing the Philadelphia skyline Thursday morning as Canadian wildfire smoke again is leading to unhealthy air conditions. NBC10’s Randy Gyllenhaal reports.

NBC10 First Alert Weather meteorologist Bill Henley is tracking unhealthy air quality and hazy skies Thursday.

NBC10 First Alert Weather meteorologist Marvin Gomez is tracking unhealthy air quality in the Philadelphia region due, once again, to Canadian wildfire smoke.

An orange alert for air quality has been issued for Delaware. And, Philadelphia’s air quality likely “won’t be perfect,” either.

There are many health risks that people can face when it comes to wildfire smoke. However, health problems brought on by the dangerous air quality levels are not just limited to humans — our beloved pets face them as well.

Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and raising air quality concerns throughout the Great Lakes region, and in parts of the central and eastern United States.