Here’s why Tuesday was such a hazy night in the Northeast
The answer is simple: west coast wildfires. Wild fires out west make for a hazy evening fishing in Squantum with the Boston skyline in the background. (Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff)
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On Tuesday, the Northeast felt the effects of the wildfires that have been burning across the western United States and Canada. Though it was a beautiful, sunny day on paper, things got hazier as the day went on and smoke drifted through the upper atmosphere.
Most people will just notice the hazy skies, but anyone with breathing difficulties is likely to feel the increased air pollution. The National Weather Service issued an air quality alert until midnight Tuesday, and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection forecast a moderate air quality level for sensitive groups, noting increased fine particle levels. Air quality should improve slightly Wednesday and be back to normal in Boston by Thursday.
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Faucets in Berkshire Countyâs smallest water district sometimes just stop flowing.
The volunteers who run the Briggsville Water District in Clarksburg know what s wrong â but canât yet afford the full fix, despite mandates from the state DEP.
The district gets scant outside help, but plenty of reminders from the state about needed repairs.
Carl McKinney, a longtime district volunteer, puts it this way: âPeople want government to fix things? . We are the government.â
CLARKSBURG â Every week through the winter, water stopped coming out of the faucets at John Barnesâ house.
Each time, he grabbed two buckets and trudged to the side of a nearby hill, where water spilled from overflow pipes located just below the spring and storage tanks that supply the Briggsville Water District.