Several central Ohio counties under air quality alert Thursday as heat wave persists

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  • Author(s): By:Shahid Meighan, Columbus Dispatch
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    Columbus Dispatch, The: Web Edition Articles (OH), June 19, 2024 News, 2pp
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    • Abstract:
      The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission issued an air quality alert beginning at 6 a.m. Thursday for parts of central Ohio. The alert issued Wednesday afternoon includes Delaware, Franklin, Licking and Fairfield counties, and the cities of Delaware, Downtown Columbus, Newark, Lancaster, and Pickerington. The alert comes amid sweltering temperatures across the entire Buckeye State with most of Ohio now in its fourth day under a heat advisory that was set to expire Friday, but has now been extended to Saturday...