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Hazardous Wildfire Smoke Impacts Cook County: Public Health Opens Clean Air Shelter at YMCA

July 15, 2026- Wildfire smoke is creating hazardous air quality conditions in parts of northeast Minnesota. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has forecast air quality in parts of northeast Minnesota to reach the maroon, or hazardous, Air Quality Index (AQI) category. At this level, the air is considered hazardous for everyone, not only those who are…

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