THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN RALEIGH NCHAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY FOR GROUND LEVEL OZONE FOR MECKLENBURG COUNTY, UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY MEANS THAT GROUND LEVEL OZONE CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED UNHEALTHY STANDARDS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF AIR QUALITY WEB SITE AT HTTPS: AIRQUALITY.CLIMATE.NCSU.EDU .