Air Quality in Minnesota

Canadian wildfire smoke turns air hazardous in U.S. Midwest

Map: Current air quality from wildfire smoke in Minnesota

Heavy smoke from wildfires burning in northern Minnesota and Canada has spread across Minnesota, prompting air quality alerts and canceling some outdoor events and activities due to the hazardous cond...

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Maps show wildfire smoke forecast, air quality alerts due to pollution from Canadian, Minnesota fires

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Air quality hits hazardous levels in Chicago from wildfire smoke and could worsen tonight

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Wildfire smoke blankets Windsor-Essex, prompting air quality warnings and disrupting daily life

Thick wildfire smoke from northern Ontario blanketed Windsor-Essex on Thursday, reducing visibility, prompting air quality warnings, and forcing some organizations to cancel or postpone services as he...

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Wildfire Smoke From Canada Turns the Air Hazardous for Millions

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Conditions may improve Friday, but poor air quality may persist this weekend: Environment Canada

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37 active wildland fires in the northeast, Ontario Forest Fires says

Ten new wildland fires were confirmed in the northeast Tuesday

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Evacuees' photos show raging wildfire that forced evacuation in northwestern Ontario

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Recap: Ontario wildfires choke Toronto with poor air quality, orange haze; smoke forecast map predicts conditions to come

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USA Cup suspended Thursday as horrendous air quality engulfs Minnesota

The largest youth soccer tournament in the western hemisphere, held in Blaine every summer, is preventing play until the air quality improves.

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Michigan’s wildfire smoke is ‘unprecedented’ with worst air pollution levels in more than 20 years

We know Michigan has the worst air quality in the U.S. this week as a huge mass of wildfire smoke continues to pour across both our peninsulas from fires spreading in northeastern Minnesota and parts of Canada.

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Target USA Cup games suspended Thursday in Minnesota amid air quality concerns

The Target USA Cup, the largest youth soccer tournament in the Western Hemisphere, is suspended Thursday in the Twin Cities due to hazardous air quality from northern wildfires.

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Code Purple air quality alert issued in Pennsylvania for Friday, July 17: What we know

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has issued a statewide Code Purple Air Quality Alert for particulate matter (PM2.5) on Friday, July 17, 2026, due to wildfire smoke.

FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul on MSN

MN air quality: Closures, cancellations due to smoky air

Hazardous air quality from smoke drifting down from the multiple wildfires burning in northern Minnesota and Canada is now having an effect on events going on in the Twin Cities.

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Minneapolis air quality was world's worst Thursday as northern wildfires rage on

The air quality in Minneapolis was ranked the worst among major cities globally Thursday afternoon as smoke from northern wildfires cloaks the region.

Detroit Lakes Tribune

Smoke from Minnesota wildfires will impact Becker, Otter Tail, Wadena and Hubbard counties through Friday

Expect Orange (unhealthy for sensitive groups) air quality ratings on Wednesday, Red (unhealthy for everybody) air quality ratings on Thursday, and Orange air quality ratings again on Friday, according to the MPCA forecast.