Anecdotal reports attribute this week’s poor air quality to respiratory problems and canceled hiking tours, though a Bartlett Regional Hospital official says activity there hasn’t been out of the ordinary.
"air emergency"
Juneau city officials declare ‘air emergency’
Juneau’s air quality in recent days has wafted between the EPA’s orange and red benchmarks. The city is discouraging outdoor aerobic activity until the air quality improves.
Update: Mendenhall Valley air emergency lifted
An air quality monitor reported a spike in harmful fine particulate matter in the Mendenhall Valley around 1 a.m. Saturday.
Mendenhall Valley air emergency, wood burning ban in effect
The state’s threshold for unsafe air begins at 35 micrograms of fine particulate matter per cubic meter. Tuesday night, it peaked near 80 micrograms.
First air alert of the winter issued in Juneau
For residents of the Mendenhall Valley, that means wood stove burning is banned until the alert is lifted.