AN AIR QUALITY ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TOMORROW SEPTEMBER 26, 2017  UNTIL 12 NOON ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2017. THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ARE AFFECTED BY THIS ALERT:  ALLEGHENY-BUTLER-BEAVER-ARMSTRONG-WASHINGTON-WESTERN WESTMORELAND-WESTERN FAYETTE THE ALERT WAS ISSUED AT 3:25 PM EDT MON SEP 25 2017.fOR  THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HAS ISSUED  A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT WHICH  MEANS THAT AIR POLLUTION CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY BECOME UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS. SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDE CHILDREN…PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM ASTHMA… HEART DISEASE OR OTHER LUNG DISEASES…AND THE ELDERLY. THE EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION CAN BE MINIMIZED BY AVOIDING STRENUOUS ACTIVITY OR EXERCISE OUTDOORS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE PARTICLES…VISIT WWW.AIRNOW.GOV AND WWW.AQPARTNERS.STATE.PA.US. TUNE INTO A.M. BEAVER COUNTY TOMORROW MORNING TO GET MORE INFORMATION FROM NEWS DIRECTOR PAT SEPTAK.