Weather & Science
NYC Air Quality Improves to Moderate Rating From ‘Unhealthy’
Traffic in the Midtown neighborhood of New York on June 17.
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New York City’s air quality was rated as “moderate” early Sunday morning after falling to an “unhealthy” level overnight as smoke from wild fires in Canada continues to impact the US East Coast.
The current reading means that only those “unusually sensitive” to particle pollution should consider reducing time outdoors, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s airnow.gov tracker.