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Last summer, when smoke from wildfires in Canada filled the skies in Rochester and Western New York, only half of the state's counties had a way to collect real-time air quality information. Now, those gaps have been filled.
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If the air quality means it's too dangerous for you to be outside, it's too dangerous for your pets to be outside for extended periods of time.
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New York is continuing to see unhealthy air as Canadian wildfires continue to burn. The entire state is under an air quality health advisory with the governor advising folks to limit their time outside.
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Air quality alerts have been issued throughout New York state, with some areas reaching levels that could impact people's health.
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The air quality index (AQI) level in Syracuse hit hazardous levels Wednesday morning
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Unhealthy air quality grips the East Coast reaching as far south as North and South Carolina.
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Air quality across the eastern U.S. plummeted early Wednesday morning as smoke from Canadian wildfires stretched from New York to Florida, turning skies otherworldly shades of orange, brown and gray.
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Air quality across central and northern New York is expected to remain in the "unhealthy" range Wednesday.
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Parts of the West Coast experienced very unhealthy or hazardous air from wildfires for the first time ever recorded. Millions endured that smoke for twice as long as the recent average.
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A new study finds that the U.S. places with the most polluted air in the 1980s remain the most polluted today. Poor people and people of color are more likely to live in places with dirty air.