Canada wildfire smoke: millions in the US under air quality alerts – live

EPA has issued poor air-quality alerts for New England, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota due to smoke from fires moving south

Tens of millions of Americans are currently under air quality alerts as smoke from wildfires currently spreading through Canada drift southward across east coast states.

As of Tuesday, the US Environmental Protection Agency has issued poor air-quality alerts for New England, parts of Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota, the Associated Press reports.