Over the past few weeks, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has been sending out air quality alerts for much of southern Idaho.
These Air Quality Advisories reflect the smoky skies and give us an indicator of just how bad our air quality has been thanks to wildfires burning in Oregon and Washington.
This week, in places like Boise, Canyon, Gem, and Payette counties, we’ve reached the Red or Unhealthy level of air quality. By definition, that means that some people may experience health effects and that “members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects.”…