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Wildfire Smoke Hazards Millions in Midwest, East Coast

New York Times Top Stories • July 16, 2026 at 8:11 PM ET

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The haze is likely to ease in the East this weekend but linger in the Upper Midwest, where some cities recorded extremely high pollution indexes on Thursday.

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