Air Quality Alert
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for east central, central, west central, southeast, north central, northwest, and northeast Minnesota. The alert takes effect 9 a.m. on Tuesday, July 14, and runs until 11 a.m. on Friday, July 17. The affected area includes the Twin Cities metro area, Brainerd, Alexandria, Hinckley, St. Cloud, Winona, Moorhead, International Falls, Two Harbors, Hibbing, Ely, Duluth, and the Tribal Nations of Mille Lacs, Prairie Island, Leech Lake, White Earth, Red Lake, Grand Portage, and Fond du Lac.
More information can be found on the MPCA website at the following link: MPCA Air Quality Alert