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Tag Archives: Minnesota
MPCA issues air quality alert for Twin Cities, parts of central Minnesota
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for the Twin Cities and portions of central Minnesota, including cities like Willmar and Hutchinson. The warning runs from 2 p.m. Tuesday through 6 p.m. Thursday. A release said … Continue reading
Smoke prompts air pollution health advisory for Northeastern Minnesota
Thick smoke and haze in the Northland — from wildfires both in the region and far to the north and west in Canada — has prompted the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to issue an air pollution health advisory for Northeastern … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, Minnesota, smoke, USA, wildfires
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Canadian wildfire smoke on course to reach Minnesota by Thursday
Smoke from a wildfire rises in the air as cars line up on a road in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Tuesday, May 3, 2016. At least half of a northern Alberta city was ordered evacuated Tuesday as a wildfire whipped by … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, Alberta, Canada, Minnesota, North Dakota, USA, wildfires
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Twin Cities air pollution linked to 2,000 deaths a year
Every year air pollution in the Twin Cities contributes to the deaths of about 2,000 people and sends another 1,000 to the hospital for asthma and heart disease treatment. Two state agencies released those findings Monday morning in an analysis … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, Minnesota, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), USA
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Smoke from hundreds of North American wildfires is taking a toll on U.S. air quality
There are hundreds of active wildfires burning in Canada and Alaska this week in what has been a horrible fire season so far. Unfortunately, the smoke from all of these fires has to go somewhere, and the jet stream has been … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, Alaska, British Columbia, Canada, Colorado, Florida, Fort Collins, Minnesota, Saskatchewan, smoke, USA, wildfires
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Air pollution advisory posted for southern Minnesota through the weekend
Relatively warm, moist weather conditions led the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Thursday to post an air pollution health advisory for the southern half of Minnesota running through early Sunday morning. An advisory means conditions are approaching unhealthy levels for sensitive … Continue reading
Wildfires causing hazy skies, vibrant sunsets in Minnesota
Have the skies looked a little hazy, and the sunsets extra red this weekend? That’s because strong winds have blown particles and smoke from a massive, rapidly spreading wildfire in north-central Washington state and Canada to Minnesota, which is creating a foggy … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, Canada, Minnesota, USA, Washington, wildfires
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MPCA issues air pollution health alert for portions of MN
MPCA issues air pollution health alert for portions of MN St. Paul, Minn.– The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air pollution health alert for western Minnesota effective from noon on Thursday, March 6 through noon on Friday, … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, Fargo, Minnesota, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), Oklahoma City, USA
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