Detroit team brings supplies to unhoused residents amid wildfire smoke
As wildfire smoke continues to affect air quality across Metro Detroit, outreach workers are taking extra precautions to protect people who don't have the option to stay indoors.
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As wildfire smoke continues to affect air quality across Metro Detroit, outreach workers are taking extra precautions to protect people who don't have the option to stay indoors.
Michigan is now facing a sixth day in a row for a statewide air quality alert as wildfire smoke continues to drift over the Great Lakes.
A statewide air quality alert for Michigan is in effect through Monday due to wildfire smoke, according to the state's Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.
A severe storm swept through Southeast Michigan on Saturday afternoon after wildfire smoke cleared out of the area.
Concerns surrounding air quality are prompting event organizers across Metro Detroit to make adjustments to their festivities or cancel altogether.
The disruptions to Metro Detroit events and summer program schedules continue into Friday because of the poor air quality. Here's a list.
"This is pretty unprecedented," Ali Abazeed, Detroit's chief public health officer, said about the air quality due to wildfire smoke.
Detroit's city leaders urged area residents to wear protective face masks when outside and to cancel plans involving the outdoors during a news conference held Friday morning at the Detroit Public Safety Headquarters.
Michigan's air quality remains hazardous throughout Friday morning and afternoon, but some relief is on the horizon for the nighttime.
The last 20 years have seen a steady number of wildfire occurrences in the U.S. and an increase in Canada.
The air was so bad on Thursday in Michigan that Detroit was listed as having the world's worst air quality in the IQAir database.
Splash pads, summer school and other community events and programs have been affected by Michigan's poor air quality.
Many newer vehicles are equipped with high-efficiency cabin air filters capable of capturing a significant amount of fine particulate matter.
Smoke from multiple wildfires in Canada and Minnesota is moving over Michigan, eroding the air quality in the state.
Southeast Michigan residents face two weather hazards on Wednesday, with an air quality alert issued due to wildfires and a continuing heat advisory.
The entire state of Michigan will be under an air quality alert on Wednesday due to particulate pollution from Canadian wildfire smoke, environmental officials said.
An extreme heat warning for Southeast Michigan takes effect at noon today. Here's what you need to know about dealing with such conditions.
An air quality alert was issued for Monday in Metro Detroit, with elevated levels of ozone as the underlying cause.
The summer blend of gasoline, which hasn't yet been required in Southeast Michigan, is 10 to 20 cents a gallon more expensive than off-season gas.
Michigan is updating how it communicates air quality risks to residents this year after Canadian wildfires brought poor air quality to Detroit in 2023 and 2025.
Cities in Michigan lose big tax revenue from pollution-control tax breaks, and many do not track what they give up.
Michigan towns hand out huge property tax breaks to companies for pollution control, but many of those sites still break air quality rules.
An air quality alert is in effect for several counties in Southeast Michigan until Monday at noon due to the warmth melting the snow.
Officials said they've sent several crews to assist in controlling the massive wildfires, and they don't expect them to stop until Canada sees some snow.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is causing air quality concerns for millions of Americans in the Midwest and Northeast.
