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• Fire south of Yakima leaves haze over region

  September 13, 2011 in City, Region Smoke from a wildfire in south-central Washington has left a haze over much of the Inland Northwest. The air quality rating today is moderate in the Spokane area, with fine … 1

• Field burning is back, greatly reduced

  August 19, 2010 in City, Idaho A dramatically reduced level of field burning got started on the Rathdrum Prairie in North Idaho on Wednesday but was shut down when the smoke failed to rise above ground … 2