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Minnesota’s air quality improves, alert canceled for Monday
Skies over much of Minnesota looked clearer and smelled cleaner Sunday as the most troublesome air from Canadian wildfires moved east into Wisconsin. But state and federal air quality monitors still predict area of unhealthy air for people with sensitivity through noon Monday.
Northeast Minnesota faces another air quality alert starting Tuesday
After a record stretch of poor air quality, parts of Minnesota will again face another air quality alert starting Tuesday morning due to wildfire smoke.
Minnesota endures lengthy air quality alert amid cooler, drier stretch
The entire state of Minnesota is under an air quality alert for the next few days, coinciding with a stretch of cooler, quieter weather.
Minnesota under another Air Quality Alert until Saturday and it ties the longest one in the state's history
Canadian wildfire smoke is again prompting a statewide Air Quality Alert with “unhealthy” air already across most of Minnesota according to the Pollution Control Agency. It’s also going to tie the longest stretch of unhealthy air in state history.
Minnesota air quality alert expanded; poor air quality through Friday night
An air quality alert due to wildfire smoke from Canada has been expanded to include the Twin Cities metro and much of northern, central and southwestern Minnesota until Friday night.
Air quality alert for all of Minnesota extended through Monday
The MPCA says that sensitive groups should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion, and everyone should limit their time spent outdoors.
Air Quality Alert for Minnesota through Monday due to wildfire smoke
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an AIR QUALITY ALERT for all of Minnesota until late Saturday afternoon. Meanwhile, the Iowa DNR has issued an AIR QUALITY ALERT for all of Iowa through Friday night.
Minnesota air quality alert expands to include whole state, extends to weekend
Smoke from Canadian Wildfires prompted the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to issue an air quality alert Tuesday afternoon, July 29, that will be in place through Saturday, Aug. 2.
New air quality alert for parts of Minnesota
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued a new air quality alert for northeast Minnesota due to the wildfires burning in Canada.
Air Quality Alert for northern half of Minnesota until Wednesday night
Air Quality Alert 07/28/2025 DULUTH, Min.- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for the northern half of Minnesota. Northwesterly winds will transport heavy surface smoke from wildfires across Manitoba and Saskatchewan into northern Minnesota,
Air quality alerts in place across 10 states as heat warnings issued in Southwest
Air quality alerts are in place for portions of 10 states from Minnesota to Delaware as officials warn the smoke may become dangerous for sensitive groups. There are only two cities in the top ten globally for worst air pollution among major cities worldwide this morning -- Chicago and Detroit.

Air quality in Minneapolis ranks 2nd worst in the world Friday, with alert stretching through weekend

The state of Minnesota is entering another in a long string of summer days marred by air quality alerts. Poor air quality ...

Large portion of MN (including metro) is under red air quality alert until Saturday due to wildfires

Wildfire smoke pouring into the state from Canadian fires has triggered a red air quality alert, signaling that the air is ...