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When to expect air quality to improve in the US amid Canadian wildfires

When to expect air quality to improve in the US amid Canadian wildfires

Kadri Mohamed/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Canadian wildfires are impacting states as far south as Georgia, with New York City experiencing some of the worst air quality in the world. The wind conditions that are bringing plumes of smoke south are expected to last for several more days, experts say, as some fires in…read more »

School board’s Pride month vote leads to fights, protests, arrests in Glendale, Calif.

School board’s Pride month vote leads to fights, protests, arrests in Glendale, Calif.

Miguel Sotomayor/Getty Images(GLENDALE, Calif.) — A California school district meeting where administrators voted to recognize Pride month, which celebrates the LGBTQ+ community, erupted into protests outside the venue involving several hundred people, according to the Glendale Police Department. Protesters of the Glendale Unified School District policy to recognize Pride month were met by counterprotesters in…read more »

Canadian wildfire smoke live updates: Air quality alerts issued for 13 states

Canadian wildfire smoke live updates: Air quality alerts issued for 13 states

Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Hazy and dangerous fumes from ongoing Canadian wildfires have engulfed the skies over most of the Northeast coast, prompting serious air quality alerts for millions of Americans. As of Wednesday morning, 13 states have issued those alerts, as the thick fumes have blocked the sky and sent people indoors to…read more »