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A doctor offers tips and factors to consider when summertime air pollution spikes.
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Bozeman
For the past several weeks a familiar, albeit unwelcome, summer guest has settled into Montana. Despite a slower start than expected, fire season is here. And the outside world now exists in the sepia-toned hue of sunlight filtered through smoky skies.
Idaho
On the morning of July 31, Idaho Organization of Resource Councils members Samantha Guerrero and Julia Santiago met at a Nampa Home Depot. Their cars, parked right next to each other, trunks open, were prepared for a distribution of aid to local farmworkers impacted by wildfire smoke and high summer temperatures. They carried crates of […]
Montana
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Wildfire smoke hanging on for weeks may still matter for some Montana forage crops, even though much of the wheat and barley harvest have already finished.Â
Missoula
I've spent the last several weeks doing something I don't enjoy: reading through comment threads, forwarded emails, and private messages where members of this party have torn into one another.
Missoula
The National Weather Service announced Friday that nearly all of Montana south of the Hi-Line would be under a red flag warning through Saturday night.
Missoula
Opinion:Â The Alliance for the Wild Rockies has taken the Park Service to court to require it to use the best available science and stop the pointless slaughter of our national mammal.
Montana
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Smoke hanging over Bozeman brought hazy skies to Burke Park as wildfire impacts continued across Montana.Â
Montana
Wildfire smoke from local and neighboring fires remains a major factor in our weather forecast this evening. Air quality was "unhealthy" this morning in the Kalispell, Great Falls, Lewistown, and Billings. Most other major areas remained in the 'moderate' zone. Air Quality Advisories are in place for Kalispell, Whitefish, Polson, Missoula, Hamilton, Dillon, and Butte through tomorrow morning.Â
Idaho
With air quality reaching unhealthy levels in Boise and much of Idaho this week due to wildfire smoke, local officials are recommending the public take health precautions and seek out free resources to learn more about air quality levels. On Monday and Tuesday, the air quality index in Boise and other parts of Idaho exceeded […]
