Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to impact air quality in New England

Posted on AllSides June 7th, 2023
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Smoke from Canadian wildfires continued to impact air quality in New England Wednesday. And some medical experts are urging people to take steps to protect themselves. Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield says it has seen a recent uptick in respiratory illness cases in its emergency room, but several other hospitals in western Massachusetts said Wednesday that has not been the case, including at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, Mercy Medical Center in Springfield and Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. Dr. James Mazo is the regional executive director for occupational health...

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https://nhpr.org/2023-06-07/smoke-from-canadian-wildfires-continues-to-impact-air-quality-in-new-england

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