More Wildfire Smoke From Canada Triggers Air Quality Alert In Minnesota
- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued an air quality alert statewide from June 7 to June 12, 2025, due to wildfire smoke drifting in from Canadian fires.
- The alert resulted from ongoing intense wildfires in Canada, continuing another severe season following 2023's worst wildfire year on record.
- The smoke caused the air quality index to reach the orange level, unhealthy for sensitive groups including children, older adults, and people with asthma or heart disease.
- Dr. Adrian Letz, an allergist in Iowa, confirmed that smoke exposure has led to increased respiratory symptoms like wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- Officials recommend sensitive individuals limit outdoor activity and use prescribed inhalers as wildfire smoke continues to affect regional air quality and health conditions.
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Canadian wildfire smoke chokes north-central Montana
Smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted down heavily into Montana on Wednesday and Thursday, covering a large swath of north-central Montana. Air monitoring stations in Choteau, Cut Bank, Havre and Glasgow all had periods of “Unhealthy” air over the last 48…
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More Wildfire Smoke From Canada Triggers Air Quality Alert In Minnesota - Across Minnesota, MN - The MPCA warns that wildfire smoke from Canada is pushing fine particle pollution into the unhealthy range for sensitive groups.
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