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Oregon officials foresee another challenging wildfire season this year. Due to drought conditions, a large portion of the state could be affected by wildfires.

SALEM — Despite a long winter and cold and wet spring, Oregon fire authorities are preparing for a challenging season.

BILLINGS, Mont. — Huge gaps between air quality sensors in the western U.S. have created blind spots in the warning system for wildfire smoke plumes sweeping North America this summer,

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Huge gaps between air quality sensors in the western U.S. have created blind spots in the warning system for wildfire smoke plumes sweeping North America this

BILLINGS, Mont. — Huge gaps between air quality sensors in the western U.S. have created blind spots in the warning system for wildfire smoke plumes sweeping North America this summer, amid growing concern over potential health impacts to millions of people exposed to the pollution.

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Huge gaps between air quality sensors in the western U.S. have created blind spots in the warning system for wildfire smoke plumes sweeping North America this

   The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality released its second annual Wildfire Smoke Trends report. It’s pretty easy to sum up the findings, said Tom Roick, air quality monitoring manager for DEQ. “The number of unhealthy air quality days related to wildfires is definitely increasing across the state, particularly in the last five years,” he said.  It’s not just the number of days with bad air that’s on the rise. It’s also the intensity of the smoke and its geographic reac...

MEDFORD, Ore. —We’re learning, the impacts from wildfire smoke are increasing in our area, over time. A new report from the DEQ shows how intense those impacts are to our air quality. The DEQ’s report shows a trend, unhealthy air quality days are rising across Oregon. With the rise in large wildfires, doctors say breathing in wildfire smoke could be harmful long term. Oregon’s DEQ says, in 2020 Oregonians experienced the worst air quality ever recorded in the state. While the 2020 fire ...