The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is issuing an air quality alert for the Twin Cities starting Friday at noon. This time ...

The NWS has warned that sensitive individuals may experience health effects due to ozone pollution in the affected regions.

A trio of factors are combining to create unhealthy air in the Twin Cities, prompting the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to issue an air-quality alert in effect for most of the day Friday.

State air quality experts expect about two weeks of wildfire smoke impact in Minnesota this summer, and several days of unhealthy ozone levels.

The 27th annual "State of the Air" report from the American Lung Association gave the Twin Cities an ‘F’ grade for short-term particle pollution, ranking the area 39th worst in the U.S. The report ...

Meteorologists with the MPCA said the state could see between 12 and 16 days affected by wildfire smoke, similar to conditions in 2024, and local fire activity could also become elevated. Officials ...