An Air Quality Health Advisory was issued for all of Cayuga County for Tuesday as well as the Adirondacks, Central New York, Eastern Lake Ontario and Upper Hudson Valley regions.
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sunday announced air quality health advisories were issued for Monday, July 17, for the entire state, as smoke from wildfires in Western Canada continues to negatively affect air quality across the region.
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos and State Department of Health (DOH) Commissioner Dr. James McDonald issued an air quality health advisory for the Long Island, New York City metro, Lower Hudson Valley, Upper Hudson Valley, Adirondacks, Eastern Lake Ontario, Central New York and Western New York regions for Monday, July 17.