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Cities like Paterson and Hackensack have large populations of people of color with higher rates of asthma which is exacerbated by poor air quality.

The air quality index throughout most of Delaware, New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania is above or nearing 200, which is considered "very unhealthy."

Millions of Americans could face days or even weeks of smoky siege and air quality alerts from the drifting smoke of unrelenting Canadian wildfires.

Millions of Americans could face days or even weeks of smoky siege and air quality alerts from the drifting smoke of unrelenting Canadian wildfires.

Millions of Americans could face days or even weeks of smoky siege and air quality alerts from the drifting smoke of unrelenting Canadian wildfires.

Millions of Americans could face days or even weeks of smoky siege and air quality alerts from the drifting smoke of unrelenting Canadian wildfires.

Millions of Americans could face days or even weeks of smoky siege and air quality alerts from the drifting smoke of unrelenting Canadian wildfires.

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The packaging machine company is based in New Zealand. 

The news wasn’t all bad for the state. The number of counties that failed for smog levels dropped, and levels of soot continue to decline.