air quality

The recent smoke event in Wisconsin was one of the worst recorded in terms of how poor and widespread the air quality got, at least since record keeping began in the 2000s.

The air quality in northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula is expected to improve throughout the day Friday as a southerly wind pushes it out of the region.Unfortunately, it appears the clean air will be short lived.

The wildfire smoke is expected to clear out Friday for most of the state. The Northwoods has experienced hazardous air quality levels this week.Breathing in those smoke particles can have serious—and sometimes deadly—health impacts.

The smoke is coming from dozens of wildfires burning across northern Minnesota and Ontario.

Air quality is expected to drop Tuesday night as wildfire smoke from Minnesota and Ontario moves into the region.

There’s no way to say with certainty if we’re in for another smoky summer like last year. Health officials say it’s worth taking the time now to prepare either way.

They’ve demanded more forest thinning, prescribed burns and other measures to prevent fires from starting

In July, the Protecting Overburdened Communities Act was introduced in both chambers of the legislature.

Air quality monitors in the region showed air quality dropped to the purple or very unhealthy level this morning. It’s mostly been in the red or unhealthy level the last two days.

The Wisconsin DNR issues an air quality advisory for the entire state as air quality is expected to drop down to the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG; Orange) to the Unhealthy (Red) categories.