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The air quality was deemed unhealthy for sensitive groups.
By Ellie WolfeSun Journal
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Lewiston and Auburn are under a haze Wednesday, attributed to wildfires out West, according to environmental officials. At far right is the iconic Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston.
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Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, even if the flames are more than 3,000 miles away.
The air across Maine has seen a large decline in quality over the past three days because of smoke drifting from intense wildfires on the West Coast, according to authorities.
The air quality in Maine is deemed “unhealthy for sensitive groups,” according to AirNow, which works with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other federal organizations to monitor air quality across the country.