The National Weather Service is urging Americans living in multiple states to limit or avoid driving due to a surge in air pollution.
Residents of multiple American states are being urged to limit or avoid driving gas and diesel-powered vehicles where possible today due to air quality fears.The federal National Weather Service has issued a number of Air Quality Alerts across the U.S. meaning that 'ground level ozone within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards.
People in these areas are requested to 'limit driving gas and diesel-powered vehicles' until at least 4 p.m. on Saturday.According to the NWS 'the highest ozone concentrations on Saturday are likely for locations in and near the Denver metro area, especially for southern and western locations during the afternoon and early evening hours.
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