Canadian wildfire smoke triggers Code Purple air quality day

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Canadian Wildfire Smoke has planted itself over Northeastern Pennsylvania, forcing many of us to breathe it in and face potential health issues. A thick haze surrounds Downtown Wilkes-Barre, making the mountains in the distance unrecognizable. The state's department of environmental protection put in a Code Red Air Quality Action [...]