State Issues Air Quality Alert for South Dakota

Doctor warns of serious health impacts from poor air quality

FARGO — Heavy ground-level smoke from wildfires in central Canada has made its way to North Dakota and Minnesota yet again, creating pollution and unsafe breathing air. "It's harmful for everyone to some degree, but people we especially worry about are people with asthma, people with COPD, other chronic lung conditions, also very young people and our older folks, too," said Dr. Christopher Anderson, emergency physician with Essentia Health. The…

State issues air quality alert for South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- The Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) is warning residents of incoming smoke from Canadian wildfires that is set to settle across portions of the state. The alert from DANR is in effect from Friday, July 11 through Sunday, July 13, or until conditions improve. Clark mourns the death of a kind and loving neighbor "The smoke may cause low visibility and increased fine particulate matter (PM2.5…

Wildfire smoke prompts weekend air alert, health warnings in South Dakota

South Dakota environmental and health officials have issued an air quality alert for the weekend as smoke from Canadian wildfires is expected to drift south and settle across parts of the state.Issued Friday by the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) is expected to be in place through Sunday, July 13.Officials warn the smoke may reduce visibility and increase levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), which can af…

Northwest Minnesota Alert: Dangerous Air Quality from Canada Wildfires 6 AM to 6 PM Friday - Legalization Profiles

Bemidji, Minn. Heavy smoke from Canadian wildfires will push into Minnesota early Friday, triggering an air quality alert from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for most of the northern half of the state, with conditions reaching Very Unhealthy levels in the northwest. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency predicts that while regions of north-central Minnesota, including Brainerd and International Falls, will see Red (Unhealthy) conditions, the Air Quality I…

Northwest Minnesota Alert: Dangerous Air Quality from Canada Wildfires 6 AM to 6 PM Friday

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Bemidji, Minn. – Heavy smoke from Canadian wildfires will push into Minnesota early Friday, triggering an air quality alert from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for most of the northern half of the state, with conditions reaching Very Unhealthy levels in the northwest. According to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, the Air Quality Index (AQI) is e…