Canadian Wildfires

Even otherwise healthy people can experience short and long-term health impacts. Here's what you can do about it.

Guest host Zoe Clark hears from one Michigan official who is calling for more action on Canadian wildfires. And, learn more about the inaugural Mini Black Zine Fair happening weekend.

Macomb County Commissioner Candice Miller is urging Pete Hoekstra, the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, to push for action on wildfire smoke affecting Michigan's air quality.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has issued an air quality advisory through Tuesday, saying wildfire smoke is recirculating over the state.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires hovered over Michigan and several other Midwestern states Saturday, bringing warnings of unhealthy air.

We've gathered some of our past coverage about the Canadian wildfires and how to keep yourself and your family safe when the air quality is bad.

Canadian wildfires are expected to persist throughout the summer due to increasing drought and above-normal temperatures. That could affect air quality in Michigan this summer.

More than 200 wildfires are raging across Canada, sending a thick blanket of choking smoke through the U.S. Midwest. Experts says climate change means U.S. residents better get used to it.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has carried another day of poor air quality south of the border to the American Midwest. Conditions in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan were rated "very unhealthy" on Tuesday.

State meteorology specialists have issued an air quality advisory for sensitive groups due to particulate matter moving in to Michigan Friday night from Canadian wildfires.