# Air Quality Alert: Benton, WA; Franklin, WA; Walla Walla, WA — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-20 15:24 ingested 2026-07-21 08:28

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

Air Quality Alert — Benton, WA; Franklin, WA; Walla Walla, WA
Severity: Unknown. Certainty: Unknown.
The Washington State Department of Ecology and the Benton Clean Air
Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert until 9 AM PDT Wednesday.

For the Smoke Air Quality Alert, wildfires burning in the region
combined with forecasted conditions will cause air quality to reach
unhealthy levels.

Pollutants in smoke can cause burning eyes, runny nose, aggravate
heart and lung diseases, and aggravate other serious health
problems.  Limit outdoor activities and keep children indoors if it
is smoky. Please follow medical advice if you have a heart or lung
condition.

Information about air quality from the Washington Department of
Ecology Web site is available at http://www.ecy.wa.gov/air.html or
call 360-407-6000.Information about air quality is on the Benton
County Clean Air Agency Web site at http://www.bentoncleanair.org or
call 509-783-1304.

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.