Air Quality Action Day

Smoke from Canadian wildfires and pollution has triggered a statewide air quality action day in Indiana for Thursday.

IDEM says we can reduce ozone by driving less, not refueling vehicles or using gasoline-powered lawn equipment until after 7 p.m., and setting thermostats to 75 degrees or higher.

With temperature forecasts in the 90s until Saturday, it’s likely poor air quality will continue for most of the week.

The fire prompted the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to send out an Air Quality Action Day alert for Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks and Marion counties.