Minnesota could have another smoke-filled summer
Warming temperatures are expected to spark more wildfires and more smoky skies. Will this summer be just as bad as last summer? Allen Henry shows us what state leaders are forecasting.
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Warming temperatures are expected to spark more wildfires and more smoky skies. Will this summer be just as bad as last summer? Allen Henry shows us what state leaders are forecasting.
More than 131 million Americans, or nearly 2 out of 5, are breathing in unhealthy air. That's according to a new State of the Air report from the American Lung Association.
New research suggests the record amount of smoke is either reversing or stalling several gains made across the country when it comes to reducing air pollution.
Talking Points covered a wide variety of topics in 2023. Esme Murphy dived into the stories making headlines that impact our lives and our community.
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Smoke from wildfires is not the only reason for poor air quality this year. It turns out, those wildfires created another kind of pollution: Ozone.
Speaking to Canadian authorities, WCCO learned their wildfire seasons could last until the fall. Officials are warning we could be dealing with this smoke, they could be dealing with more states of emergency until October.
Wildfire smoke from Canada has prompted the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to issue a red-level air quality alert for a large area of the state later this week.
As Canadian wildfires continue to proliferate and rage this summer, investigative reporter Jonah Kaplan and photojournalist Mike Durenberger traveled to Manitoba – the source of the wildfire smoke – to give you a first-hand look at the problem.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an orange-level air quality alert for northern and central Minnesota this week due to more Canadian wildfire smoke.
Affected areas include Bemidji, International Falls, Two Harbors, Hibbing, Ely, Duluth, Roseau, and the tribal nations of Red Lake, Leech Lake, Grand Portage, and Fond du Lac, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency said.
You-pick farms are struggling through heat, drought and haze.
An air quality alert plus heat can mean trouble for your health.
As millions across America battle heat waves, Minnesota is bracing for its own week-long streak of temperatures, which can be dangerous if people don't take precautions.
An air quality alert previously in effect for the northern half of Minnesota has been expanded to include the Twin Cities as well.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for central and northern Minnesota due to wildfire smoke.
Over 27 million acres of land have burned across Canada since the start of the 2023, marking the country's worst wildfire season on record.
Wildfire smoke has prompted an air quality alert in northwestern and west central Minnesota, pollution officials announced Monday.
Meteorologists with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency use air quality data collected from 24 stations around the state to help determine when to declare air quality alerts.
Meteorologists with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency use air quality data collected from 24 stations around the state to help determine when to declare air quality alerts.
So far in 2023, no fewer than 24 air quality alerts have impacted our warm weather days this year. That's a record that may keep building, as the latest update on Canadian wildfires indicates we're likely not done with smoky skies.
Attorneys general from 10 states plan to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying its failure to review and ensure emissions standards for residential wood-burning stoves has allowed the continued sale of appliances that unduly worsen pollution.
Smoke from the wildfires raging in Canada in 2023 have affected parts of the U.S. and even traveled across the Atlantic to Europe. Here is the expected forecast for the smoke.
Smoky air from Canada's wildfires is shrouding broad swaths of the U.S. from Minnesota to New York and Kentucky.
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