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Keep the air inside your homes safe this summer

by JOSH McDONALD
Staff Writer | June 27, 2025 1:00 AM

Around this time each year, air quality becomes a major concern across North Idaho. As wildfires ignite across the U.S. and Canada, smoke drifts into the Panhandle, casting a toxic haze over the region’s typically blue summer skies. 

Emily Flores, airshed coordinator with Idaho DEQ, wants people to stay safe.

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