DEP Issues Air-Quality Alert for Lehigh Valley

Those sensitive to air pollution should limit time spent outside, the DEP says.

Posted Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 4:31 pm ET

The Department of Environmental Protection on Tuesday issued an air-quality alert for the Lehigh Valley.

Air quality in the Lehigh Valley has been rated a Code Orange, which means it is unhealthy for certain people to spend time outdoors.

“People with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion,” the DEP said.

The code-orange rating is expected to continue into Wednesday.

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