The Brief
- Outdoors events around Minneapolis went on as planned on Saturday, despite poor air quality in the Twin Cities.
- Experts say the air is unhealthy for everyone.
- Canada’s wildfires have affected air quality in the United States.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – On Saturday, an event billed as the upper Midwest’s largest gathering of food trucks was in Minneapolis, on a day when Canada’s wildfire smoke made it harder for some people to breathe.
The backstory:
Organizers of the Minneapolis Food Truck Festival told FOX 9 they did not receive any directions from the city of Minneapolis to alter their plans, so they moved ahead with the event, despite the poor air quality.…