Jul 15, 2026, 7:25 PM GMT
All of NY will see visible smoke, DEC commissioner says
State DEC Commissioner Amanda Lefton said they expect air quality to deteriorate throughout the day "as we continue to see impacts from wildfires."
"Throughout the day people are going to experience spikes in air quality that will be problematic, we are going to continue to see perhaps waves of poor air quality throughout the day," Lefton said. "It's going to start in western and central New York and make its way down to the Lower Hudson Valley and New York City, the entire state could and will likely see poor air quality today."
Lefton said the entire state will see visible smoke. That is not necessarily indicative of air quailty, because that might be happening at higher levels.
