Wildfire Smoke Triggers Air Quality Alert in Southeast Minnesota

Wildfire smoke triggers air quality alert in southeast Minnesota

Southeast Minnesota seeing a risk for sensitive groups who should limit outdoor activities.

Two regions of Minnesota are suffering far worse air quality than others. Here’s why.

Chromium pollution, pictured here at a Pacific Gas & Electric plant in California, is known to cause cancer and other health effects. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)Minnesotans are again confronting hazy, choking air due to smoke from wildfires blazing through Canada. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued air quality warnings, and in some places, officials are cautioning even the healthiest residents to stay inside.  But in some …