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DNR Issues 'Red Alert' as a Result of Poor Air Quality
The alert is in effect from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. in Milwaukee and three other counties.
As a result of the large amounts of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued a "red alert" air quality notice for Milwaukee County.
The advisory, according to the DNR website, has been issued "because of persistent elevated levels of fine particles in the air."
According to the advisory, "the air index is currently in or expted to soon be in the red level, which is considered unhealthy for everyone, especially people with heart or lung disease including asthma, older adults and children."
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The advisory has been issued for Waukesha, Kenosha and Racine counties as well from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel blog, it is the first time the DNR issued a red advisory for fine particles since 2007.
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The Journal Sentinel also said the air quality has improved since Tuesday and will continue to do so.
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