Summary
More than a million people in Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois are advised to stay indoors due to unhealthy air quality. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has marked certain areas in these states as having unhealthy air, which can be harmful if people spend too much time outside.
Key Facts
- Over a million people are warned about unhealthy air quality in Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois.
- The EPA's AirNow map shows parts of these states in red, indicating unhealthy air conditions.
- Affected areas in Michigan include parts of Cass County and St Joseph County.
- In Indiana, most of Elkhart County and part of Kosciusko County have unhealthy air.
- Kane County, DuPage County, and Cook County in Illinois, including Elgin, are also affected.
- Air quality marked in orange is unhealthy for sensitive groups like children and the elderly.
- Sensitive areas include parts of Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and California.
- AirNow provides real-time updates on air quality, tracking pollutants in the air.
