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Poor air quality from wildfires sparking health concerns

Name: Poor air quality from wildfires sparking health concerns
Uploaded: 2026-07-16T18:09:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 51 s
Description: Millions of Americans faced unhealthy air conditions due to smoke from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota this week. More than 180 active fires burned in Ontario as of Thursday and wildfires also burned in northern Minnesota. CBS News' Tom Hanson reports.

Millions of Americans faced unhealthy air conditions due to smoke from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota this week. More than 180 active fires burned in Ontario as of Thursday and wildfires also burned in northern Minnesota. CBS News' Tom Hanson reports.