Julie Runkel. Environmental Services Director told commissioners the county received a $150,000 grant from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to address water quality concerns on French Lake.
Minnesota has already set a record for the number of days with poor air quality, and persistent wildfires over Canada will mean episodes of thick smoke the rest of the summer.
Smoke has arrived a couple of months early this summer season and here is how you can help your family protect themselves on days when air quality is poor.
City officials from across the state joined the commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for a presentation on how prepared communities are for extreme weather caused by climate change.