Air Quality Worsens in Eastern US as Canadian Wildfire Smoke Hangs Over Midwest

Air Quality Worsens in Eastern US as Canadian Wildfire Smoke Hangs Over Midwest
The Iowa state Capitol is seen through smoky skies due to wildfires in Canada, Wednesday, June 4, in Des Moines, Iowa. Scott McFetridge/AP Photo
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PORTLAND, Maine—Smoke from Canadian wildfires worsened air quality in the eastern U.S. on Wednesday as several Midwestern states battled conditions deemed unhealthy by the federal government.

The fires have forced thousands of Canadians to flee their homes and sent smoke as far as Europe.