AQI Alerts for Bushwood, MD

# HEADLINE -------------------- AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY JULY 2 2026 # SUMMARY -------------------- The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert Thursday for Southern Maryland. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors. For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles visit the web site mde.maryland.gov/programs/air/AirQualityMonitoring/Pages/index.aspx # DETAILS -------------------- ISSUED AT Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 4:40 PM EDT ISSUED BY Relayed by National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC HEADER Air Quality Alert Message | MD Dept of Environment and VA Dept of Environmental Quality # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Calvert, Charles, St. Marys