AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoWildfire smoke health alerts (Delaware): DNREC says Delaware will see a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day Saturday as Canadian wildfire smoke disperses later in the day, with Code Purple/“very unhealthy” conditions having already hit much of the state; officials urge people with heart/lung issues, older adults, kids, and people with diabetes to limit outdoor exertion and call state health or air-quality lines with questions. Cross-border wildfire crisis (Canada to U.S.): Canada is preparing evacuations for a remote Ontario town of about 600 as hundreds of fires burn and smoke spreads into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, driving widespread air-quality warnings. Severe weather after the haze (Philly region): Philadelphia is moving from smoke to storms, with forecasts for heavy rain, flash flooding risk, hail, and possible tornadoes after earlier outages and flooding. Local water & coasts (Delaware): DNREC is accepting proposals for Surface Water Matching Planning Grants (up to $50,000 per project with a 1:1 match) to improve surface water quality, and the Army Corps awarded a $53M contract to stabilize the Indian River Inlet north jetty. Clean-water policy (Pennsylvania): A newly signed PA budget includes stronger rules around food-waste land application and requires data centers to report water and energy use. Air-quality rules reminder (Delaware): DEC reiterated that launching boats from the Stilesville fishing access site is prohibited.
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