Air quality alert issued for most of Wisconsin as more Canadian wildfire smoke moves south

The Canadian wildfire smoke that covered northwest Wisconsin July 24 has moved south and is causing air quality problems in most of the state.

In response, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued an air quality advisory for the following counties: Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Kenosha, Marquette, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Washington and Waukesha.

The Air Quality Index is expected to reach the unhealthy level for sensitive groups. The advisory started at 3 p.m. July 24 and is in effect until 11 p.m. July 25…

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