Sixteen students and nine staff members at New Hampshire Estates Elementary School say they fell ill due to classroom conditions last month, as Montgomery County Public Schools continues to locate… Read More
Tuesday, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) forecast Wednesday’s air quality to be in the Code Orange range. The air is unhealthy for sensitive groups to breathe. Anyone with… Read More
Maryland ranks fourth in WalletHub’s “2024’s Greenest States” report, released on April 10. The top five environmentally friendly states are California, Vermont, New York, Maryland, and Washington. West Virginia ranks… Read More
An industrial fire in Rockville burned for around 7 hours Thursday and temporarily impacted the area’s air quality. Responding fire rescue officials arrived around 11:45 a.m. at a quarry on… Read More
Monday, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) forecast Tuesday’s air quality to be in the Code Orange range. Fine particles from the wildfires in Canada are contributing to the… Read More
Expect more hazy skies Wednesday and Thursday due to increased levels of fine particle pollution from both the wildfires in Canada and fireworks from the past few days. According to… Read More
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) has forecast a Code Red air day for the metropolitan Washington region Thursday. Code Red levels mean the air is unhealthy for everyone. Smoke… Read More
After a day where the air quality reached Code Purple (very unhealthy) due to remnants form Canadian wildfires, Friday has dropped two levels to Code Orange (unhealthy for some). The… Read More
Remnants from the wildfires in Canada are still effecting the DMV. Wednesday’s air quality reached Code Red. Thursday’s air quality is even worse. As of 6 a.m. Thursday in Rockville,… Read More
Wednesday is a bad day to be outside. Capital Weather Gang reports that air quality around the DC area is registering Code Red Wednesday and is encouraging people to limit… Read More
Maryland ranks as the 5th most environmentally friendly state in a “2023’s Greenest States” WalletHub report released Wednesday in honor of Earth Day. The finance website ranks New York (#2),… Read More
Montgomery County Emergency Management has issued a Hyperthermia Alert for the jurisdiction Wednesday until 7 p.m. The alert goes out when temperatures/heat index are forecast to be at least 95… Read More