Wildfire Smoke Expected In Much Of Oregon This Weekend

Salem Statesman Journal, Statesman Journal
Fri, 08/18/2023 - 1:23pm

DEQ is warning that smoke from fires in Oregon, California and Canada could worsen air quality in more than a dozen counties

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Topics: Oregon Marion County Salem

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