The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has declared an Air Quality Action Day for Particulate Matter for Wednesday, June 7. Levels of fine particulates will rise into the unhealthy range for sensitive groups statewide today and potentially extend into the evening hours due to wildfire smoke transport from the Canadian wildfires.
Governor Phil Murphy released the following statement in response to today’s air quality in New Jersey:
“My team is in close coordination with the State Department of Environmental Protection as we vigilantly monitor the effects of the Canadian wildfires on air quality in our state. As conditions worsen statewide, I strongly urge all sensitive individuals – including those with heart or lung disease, the elderly, and the young – to stay safe and limit strenuous activities and the amount of time active outdoors today. Make no mistake, from the wildfires in Canada to those cropping up with increasing frequency and severity in our own backyard, these extreme weather events are tangible – and devastating – evidence of the intensifying climate crisis. As the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Forest Fire Service works tirelessly to protect our residents and properties across the state, we will continue to do our own part by pursuing the bold action our climate reality demands.”
Oh. It’s the climate crisis……. Sure thing. Outlaw all the SUVs and private jets for everyone… except for people in government of course.
Never let a good crisis go to waste.
Start with basics. NO need for polluting l leaf blowers…they have no value. And no smoke control. They d
Blow dust into thr residential air.
Climate crisis? What a joke! I’m surprised he didn’t call for a state of emergency and lock us all down again forcing us to suffocate with masks!
Amazing how New Jersey has one of the best school systems in the nation and we still manage to produce such ignoramus. Let’s hope your next surgeon doesn’t rip off his suffocating mask in the middle if your surgery. Also, climate change is very real, whether you ‘believe’ it or not.