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Venturing outside on a bad air-quality day? Here’s how to do it safely

Wildfires in British Columbia have us coughing here in the Pacific Northwest. But outdoor adventurers, runners, bicyclists, and anyone used to frolicking outside might be getting antsy after a few days of bad air quality.

And while members of sensitive groups — including kids, older adults, pregnant women, people with breathing or heart problems, people with diabetes, and people who have had strokes — should adhere to safety guidelines set by air-quality forecasters and public-health officials, bad air quality doesn’t necessarily have

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