A recap of the 2021 wildfire smoke season
Spokane typically doesn’t see wildfire smoke until mid-August. In 2021, however, wildfires began peppering the landscape in our region early. By the end of...
Be cautious of where you find your air quality data
As wildfire smoke continues to cloud our air, it’s important to know where to get reliable, accurate air quality data that corresponds to national,...
The return of wildfire smoke
We typically don’t see wildfire smoke until mid-August, but wildfires began peppering the landscape in our region early. Compounding the start to fire season...
Wildfire smoke expected to impact air quality this weekend
Based on the current smoke forecast models, air quality will likely worsen through the weekend as northeasterly surface winds transport additional wildfire smoke (PM2.5)...
Wildfire smoke leads to ground-level ozone pollution exceedance in July 2021
Spokane experienced two exceedances of the health-based standard set by EPA for ground-level ozone pollution in July 2021. The exceedances were due to elevated...