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Coverage dated May 14, 2023 to May 17, 2023

Air quality alert issued for parts of northern and central Minnesota

Headline from Detroit Lakes Tribune, on the newest of 2 developments

The alert begins at 10 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, and continues through noon Thursday, May 18, due to drifting smoke from Canadian wildfires. Burning permits will not be activated in affected areas.

Detroit Lakes Tribune's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Air quality alert issued for wildfire smoke

    Headline from Park Rapids Enterprise ·

  2. Newest

    Air quality alert issued for parts of northern and central Minnesota

    Headline from Detroit Lakes Tribune ·

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Reports & sources

14 articles, oldest first.

  1. Park Rapids Enterprise

    Air quality alert issued for northern Minnesota (opens Park Rapids Enterprise)

    Published

    Park Rapids Enterprise's feed description

    Due to wildfire smoke from Canada, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for the northern half of Minnesota, effective Tuesday, May 16.

  2. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Air quality alert for northern Minnesota due to wildfire smoke (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

    Published

    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    The alert includes the northern half of Minnesota — as far south as Hinckley and Alexandria.

  3. Park Rapids Enterprise

    Air quality alert issued for wildfire smoke (opens Park Rapids Enterprise)

    Published

    Park Rapids Enterprise's feed description

    Air quality is expected to reach the unhealthy, red category in northwest Minnesota from Wednesday night, May 17 through Thursday morning, May 18.

  4. Detroit Lakes Tribune

    Air quality alert issued for parts of northern and central Minnesota (opens Detroit Lakes Tribune)

    Published

    Detroit Lakes Tribune's feed description

    The alert begins at 10 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, and continues through noon Thursday, May 18, due to drifting smoke from Canadian wildfires. Burning permits will not be activated in affected areas.

  5. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Air quality alert issued for Minnesota as smoke from dozens of wildfires covers state (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

    Published

    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Air pollution will reach dangerous levels until Friday morning

  6. Brainerd Dispatch

    Smoke from wildfires extends unhealthy air quality alert into May 19 for Minnesota (opens Brainerd Dispatch)

    Published

    Brainerd Dispatch's feed description

    Air quality expected to be at unhealthy levels in Brainerd area

  7. Park Rapids Enterprise

    Air quality alert issued for entire state (opens Park Rapids Enterprise)

    Published

    Park Rapids Enterprise's feed description

    Air quality is expected to be unhealthy for everyone across most of Minnesota until 6 a.m. on May 19.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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