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Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Air quality alert issued for central, southern MN for wildfire smoke from Canada
The Brief The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for wide swaths of central and southern Minnesota due to wildfire smoke from Canada. The alert runs through 11 p.m. on Thursday, June 12, putting the air quality index in the orange category – meaning it will be unhealthy for sensitive groups. (FOX 9) - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for a wide range of central and southern Minnesota due to the continuing wildfires in Canada. What we know The MPCA warns that smoke from wildfires in northwest Canada have moved into central and southern Minnesota behind a cold front, while fine particle levels have climbed to unhealthy levels for sensitive groups. The affected areas include: Twin Cities metro area Brainerd Alexandria Albert Lea Marshall Worthington Hinckley St. Cloud Ortonville Mankato Moorhead Duluth The Tribal Nations of Upper Sioux, Mille Lacs, Prairie Island, Leech Lake, and Fond du Lac. What to expect Minnesotans can expect to see a hazy sky, and smell smoke in the air, MPCA says. For sensitive groups, like people with asthma, COPD, heart disease, children, older adults and pregnant people, being outside during the alert could impact their health. What you can do The MPCA is urging people to reduce activities that contribute to poor air quality, like fires, reducing vehicle trips and vehicle idling as much as possible. To keep up to date on current air quality conditions, click here. The Source A press release from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA).
Time of India
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
The Wrong Paris OTT Release Date: When and where to watch Miranda Cosgrove and Pierson Fodé's romantic comedy
The Wrong Paris OTT Release Date: Miranda Cosgrove is heading to Paris, or at least she thinks she is, in The Wrong Paris, a light-hearted romantic comedy that's all set to premiere on Netflix on September 12, 2025. But this isn't your typical love story set against the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower. Instead, it's about a girl who dreams of France and ends up in Texas. Yes, seriously. The Wrong Paris' plot overview The film follows Cosgrove's character, Dawn, a struggling artist desperate for a break and hoping to land a spot in a prestigious Parisian art program. When a reality TV dating show offers an all-expenses-paid trip to Paris as a prize, she signs up faster than you can say "bonjour." The catch? It turns out the producers meant Paris, Texas, not the City of Love in France. Dawn's hopes are dashed in a flash, and the whole thing feels like a bad prank. Her plan is simple: get eliminated and go home. But things get complicated when she meets Trey, played by the charming Pierson Fodé, the show's leading man who might just be worth sticking around for. The Wrong Paris' cast and crew The Wrong Paris is directed by Janeen Damian, who has previously worked on Netflix's Irish Wish, and written by Nicole Henrich. It's produced by romantic-comedy veteran Brad Krevoy through MPCA (Motion Picture Corporation of America). Cosgrove herself also serves as an executive producer. Production wrapped in late 2024, and everything points to a breezy, charming vibe. Alongside Cosgrove and Fodé, the cast features a bunch of familiar faces, including Madison Pettis, Madeleine Arthur, Frances Fisher, Yvonne Orji, Torrance Coombs, Hannah Stocking, and Emilija Baranac. Filming took place in Vancouver and Agassiz, British Columbia, standing in for the small-town Texan setting. If you're into feel-good movies that don't take themselves too seriously but still manage to tell a meaningful story, The Wrong Paris might just be your thing. Mark your calendar, September 12, on Netflix is when it all drops.
Yahoo
08-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Air quality alert issued for all of Minnesota due to wildfire smoke from Canada
The Brief The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for all of Minnesota due to wildfire smoke from Canada. The alert takes effect at 11 p.m. Saturday and goes until 11 p.m. on Sunday. The air quality index is in the orange category, which means the air will be unhealthy for sensitive groups. (FOX 9) - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for all of Minnesota due to the continuing wildfires in Canada. What they're saying MPCA issued an air quality alert as heavy surface wildfire smoke from Canada is expected to follow a cold front into Minnesota, affecting the whole state. The alert will be in place from 11 p.m. Saturday until 11 p.m. Sunday. MPCA says the smoke is expected to move across the state from west to east late Saturday night, then clear out west to east by Sunday afternoon or evening. The air quality index is expected to reach the orange category, which is unhealthy for sensitive groups. What to expect Minnesotans can expect to see a hazy sky, and smell smoke in the air, MPCA says. For sensitive groups, like people with asthma, COPD, heart disease, children, older adults and pregnant people, being outside during the alert could impact their health. What you can do MPCA says to reduce activities that contribute to poor air quality, like fires, reducing vehicle trips and vehicle idling as much as possible. To keep up to date on current air quality conditions, click here. The Source A press release from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA).
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Air quality alert issued for northern Minnesota due to Canada wildfire smoke
The Brief The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) issued an air quality alert for northern Minnesota. The alert is in place until Friday at 7 p.m. Smoke from wildfires in Canada led to the alert being issued. (FOX 9) - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for areas in northern Minnesota. What we know An air quality was issued for the majority of northern Minnesota, and is in place until Friday at 7 p.m. MPCA issued a red air quality alert, which is considered unhealthy for everyone, for areas including International Falls, Roseau, and the Tribal Nation of Red Lake. There is an orange air quality alert, which is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups, for areas including Bemidji, East Grand Forks, Two Harbors, Hibbing, Ely, Duluth, and the Tribal Nations of Red Lake, Leech Lake, Grand Portage, and Fond du Lac. For a full description of each air quality category, click here. Dig deeper In red air quality areas, wildfire smoke may make the sky look smoky, and the air look hazy. You may also smell smoke. MPCA says this is unhealthy for everyone. Being outside could cause these symptoms: irritated eyes, nose, and throat, coughing, chest tightness, or shortness of breath. Officials say to reduce outdoor activities, and reduce exposure. Orange air quality areas will also make the sky look hazy, and residents may smell smoke. This air quality is unhealthy for sensitive groups, and may aggravate heart and lung disease, and cardiovascular and respiratory conditions. What you can do To keep up to date on the air quality, click here.
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
State seeks to cancel permit for St. Paul's Northern Iron foundry
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has begun the process of canceling the operating permit for a St. Paul metal foundry that employs some 80 United Steelworkers on the city's East Side. Officials with Lawton Standard, which owns the Northern Iron and Machine foundry in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood, received notice from the MPCA on Wednesday that they had officially run afoul of the regulatory agency, which has sought for years to enforce deeper controls over emissions and heavily reduce foundry production. 'After prolonged attempts to get necessary information from Northern Iron, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency today took the first steps to revoke the company's operating permit,' reads a written statement from the MPCA. 'We have repeatedly requested information required under state law for us to issue a permit that would allow Northern Iron to operate in a way that protects human health and the environment. … We do not have reasonable assurance that the company can comply with a permit.' The permit revocation is not immediate. The MPCA described it as a 'rare and lengthy process' that likely will entail a contested case hearing before an administrative law judge. The foundry, which dates to 1906, is allowed to maintain its operations throughout that process. The MPCA fined Northern Iron $41,500 in 2023 for out-of-date pollution control equipment, as well as equipment updated without a permit. A more recent MPCA investigation tested soot collecting on homes near the foundry and found toxic heavy metals such as lead, chromium and manganese, which residents in a recent legal action have described as evidence it originated from the Forest Street metal plant. Calling the company's PurpleAir testing equipment outdated, the MPCA issued an April 2024 order limiting Northern Iron's material processing to 10 tons per day, or roughly a third of normal production. That limit held until it was lifted by a July 2024 decision from Ramsey County District Court Judge Leonardo Castro. Company officials maintain their monitors show dust particles and lead levels to be well within state standards, and that the MPCA has misinterpreted the data. In a written statement Wednesday, they said revoking their existing operating permit without processing the company's new permit application is 'unprecedented' and 'not supported by any evidence or data from extensive environmental monitoring of the facility.' The MPCA 'has officially determined that it wants to shut down a business, lay off people, and needlessly scare the community by ignoring facts, data, and a judge's decisions,' they wrote. 'The MPCA is not following the rule of law as a regulator, which is unacceptable.' In March, residents from the Payne-Phalen neighborhood filed a class action lawsuit against the foundry owners in Ramsey County District Court, claiming emissions have lowered their home values, damaged property and left them dealing with soot and dust on their houses. Lawton Standard, which is based in DePere, Wis. and maintains foundries in six states, purchased the Northern Iron foundry in August 2022. The foundry makes casings and custom metal parts for national clients. St. Paul's Maxfield Elementary breaks ground on 'community schoolyard' Ex-teacher of Hmong College Prep Academy in St. Paul sentenced for criminal sexual conduct with student Four candidates file for Ward 4 seat on the St. Paul City Council Canadian wildfire smoke causes 'very unhealthy' conditions in American Midwest and reaches Europe 40 St. Paul street lights stripped of copper wiring, though reports are down overall
