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Code Red Ozone Action Day for Thursday, July 16

Air quality is unsafe and unhealthy; everyone is at risk, with heightened danger for children, older adults and people with respiratory or heart conditions.

Published Jul 16, 2026, 8:38 AM EDT | Northampton Crimewatch

A Code Red Ozone Action Day has been issued for Thursday, July 16, indicating air is unsafe and unhealthy. This level of pollution poses a threat to everyone, with particular risk for children, older adults and people with heart or lung diseases, asthma or other respiratory conditions. Air quality color codes are: Green (good), Yellow (moderate), Orange (unhealthy for sensitive groups) and Red (unhealthy for all); more information is available at https://www.airqualitypartnership.org/.