>>Harrisburg Bans Evictions Under 2021 Emergency Order
(Harrisburg, PA) -- Harrisburg City Council is going to be banning evictions to help home renters who may be struggling financially due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The council approved to create an emergency order on Friday. The emergency order will be suspending evictions for financial reasons for city residents by at least 30 days. It is set to begin in mid-January of next year and the council can extend it for more 30-day periods through the end of 2021.
>>Code Orange Air Quality in Effect Today
(Harrisburg, PA) -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is issuing a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day today. The Action Day was issued yesterday because a strong temperature inversion is going to contribute to concentrations of fine particulate matter in the Code Orange range. Several southeastern and southcentral counties are going to be affected including Dauphin, Cumberland, Lancaster and York. Residents are being asked to help limit air pollution by not using gas-powered lawn or garden equipment and avoid burning leaves and trash in the open.