DEQ issues air quality advisory for Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and Lake counties
(WorldNews Environment)

Medford, OR-The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an air quality advisory for Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and Lake counties, as wildfire smoke continues to affect large portions of Southwest Oregon. Air quality advisories issued earlier in the week for Portland, portions of Northeastern Oregon and the Willamette Valley have expired because conditions have improved there. Poor air quality has lingered in much of Southwest Oregon since mid-July. While smoke levels may rise and fall, air quality...