Air Quality Alert impacts burning permits
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert for parts of northeastern Minnesota, from Tuesday, August 5, at 1 a.m. through Wednesday, August 6, at noon.
To reduce additional air pollutants, burning permits will not be issued or activated in those counties. Campfires are discouraged.
For up-to-date information on fire danger and burning restrictions, visit www.mndnr.gov/burnrestrictions.
For more information on the air quality alert, sensitive groups, and health effects, visit the MPCA current air quality webpage.
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 Map showing the counties under an air quality alert. Image from MInnesota Pollution Control Agency.
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