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Air quality alert remains for Chicago area with a beach hazard warning Friday
National Weather Service officials called an air quality alert in effect until midnight as well as a beach hazard warning.
Chicago ranked No. 1 for worst air quality in the world Thursday
"The air quality is officially dangerous in Chicago," says Brian Urbaszewski, director of environmental health programs at ...
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Canada wildfires cause poor air quality in the midwest and northeast U.S.
Health officials from Minnesota to Maine have issued alerts warning of poor air quality from wildfires burning in Canada.
Air Quality Alerts remain in effect in Chicago area Friday due to smoke from wildfires in Canada
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Air Quality Alerts remain in effect for the Chicago area Friday due to smoke from Canadian wildfires.
Chicago, Minneapolis smothered with worst air quality in world as Canadian wildfire smoke returns
Several wildfires burning across the northwestern Canadian provinces are again sending vast amounts of smoke into the upper Midwest and northeastern US, swamping the area with unhealthy air quality – ...
Canadian wildfire smoke brings poor air quality to Midwest as flood threat looms in Carolinas
Wildfire smoke from Canada is blanketing the skies in the Midwest, leaving millions with dangerous breathing conditions.