How to cope with wildfire smoke
On the morning of July 30, air quality in St. Regis was listed at moderate. By the evening dense smoke blanketed the valley and air quality conditions decreased to very unhealthy. From the hill near the Nugget Campground in town residents looking over Interstate 90 can easily see Boyd Mountain in the distance on a clear day, here you can barely see its outline. (Amy Quinlivan/Mineral Independent)
For nearly four weeks Mineral County and other surrounding valleys in Montana have been contending with unhealthy air quality from wildfire smoke.
Hazy skies have plagued the region since early July when a storm system produced hundreds of lightning strikes across western Montana and numerous fires exploded around the state...
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