Code Red Air, Furries Return & New Mac Music

It’s the Friday news roundup! If you’ve been struggling with Pittsburgh’s air quality the past few days, we’ve got a DIY solution to breathing easier. Plus hear more about hometown legend Mac Miller’s posthumous drop and what you can do to welcome fursuiters during Anthrocon this weekend.

We cite our sources:

• Confused about Code Red? Here’s a handy explainer on AQI
• The effects of ozone vs particulate matter
• 60 years since the Clean Air Act and what’s going wrong
• PA’s poor grades in the American Lung Association’s annual report card
• These “toxic ten” are responsible for nearly 80% of industrial air pollution in Allegheny County
• KDKA’s catalog of closures due to poor air quality this week
• City Cast’s guide to making your own air purifier
• Pgh’s favorite convention is Anthrocon
• Pittsburgh City Paper on how the Steel City became a furry mecca
• Honor a native at the 5th Annual Celebration of Mac Miller

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