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Charlotte is under a Code Orange air quality alert for two days.

Air quality alerts related to smoke were in effect for parts of 17 states covering nearly a third of the American population.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection declared a Code Red Air Quality Action on Thursday for the entire state due to fine particulate matter from Canadian wildfires.

In the seven days ending Sunday, more than 3.5 million acres had burned. That's nearly 70 percent of an average full fire season in the country.

The peak of typical Canadian wildfire season still lies ahead.

After smoke from Canadian wildfires moved into the area last week, causing a Code Purple air-quality alert, it wasnt clear if the 1928 Ford Tri-Motor would get to fly the

The Lower 48 is in for a bit of a breather over the weekend, but smoke concerns remain on the local level in various spots. Fire weather ramps up next week.

The latest surge of smoke pollution from Canadian wildfires is smothering parts of the Northern Plains and Midwest, resulting in unhealthy air for a second day in Minnesota and parts of neighboring s...

Smoke is at unhealthy levels in the Midwest on Thursday and could seep into the Northeast on Friday. There are no signs that the Canadian wildfire smoke will end anytime soon.

Greetings from the West to the rest of America: Welcome to wildfire season.