Experts fear that both budget and staff cuts at the EPA will curtail the necessary air monitoring of wildfire smoke, a public health risk.

Agencies monitoring wildfires in Alaska have elevated the state to Preparedness Level 5 (PL5) , which is the highest level, as wildfire activity continues across the state.July 6 - 7:45 p.m.In the ...

Bill Kardas, a chief meteorologist of WKTV in Utica, N.Y., says weather presenters across the U.S. have been ramping up their coverage of Canadian wildfire smoke since 2023.

A forecast map from AccuWeather shows which states are likely to see wildfire smoke impacts this summer. AccuWeather In the east, states including Tennessee, North Carolina, West Virginia, New ...

ALBANY — Air quality in the Capital Region and the Hudson Valley is steadily improving. Smoke from Canadian wildfires left much of upstate listed in the "unhealthy for sensitive groups" category ...

The advisory, which is in effect through 2 p.m. Wednesday, warns that smoke levels will fluctuate across the region — ranging from “Good” to “Unhealthy,” depending on location and elevation.

Smoke poured over the Canadian border into eastern Alaska this weekend, bringing poor air quality to communities from Southeast to the Interior. The smoke is from wildfires in Canada including the ...

Smoke drifting from Canadian wildfires has prompted an air quality advisory for Central and Eastern Alaska through Tuesday afternoon, according to the Alaska Department of Environmental ...

MINNEAPOLIS – Smoke originating from wildfires raging across several Canadian provinces is slowly improving across the northern Plains and eastern U.S. on Friday. Since then, air quality has ...

The interactive map provides air quality or AQI scores for cities across the state. Residents can also use AirNow, a part of the U.S. Air Quality Index, and check local conditions by searching ...