Hennepin County Attorney Voter Guide, DIY Air Filters, and Retro Boats on Lake Harriet
It's bad out there, folks. With wildfire smoke from Canada and northern Minnesota blanketing the Twin Cities at unprecedented levels, Extension Educator with the University of Minnesota's Climate Adaptation Partnership Seth Spencer is on the show today to give us all some advice on how to stay safe and healthy. Later the team runs down the candidates that you need to know about for the upcoming Hennepin County Attorney primary and celebrates some Twin Cities Wins from the week.
Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode:
Wildfire smoke concentration is now record-setting. Air quality alerts cover most of Minnesota. (Star Tribune)
Hazardous air quality forecast for much of Minnesota Thursday (MPR News)
Smoke Floating Far From Canada’s Wildfires Will Darken Skies Again on Thursday (NYT)
Stay safe and healthy during bad air days with these DIY air purifiers (UMN Climate Adaptation Partnership)
Meet Your Hennepin County Attorney (Sahan Journal) Quiz
Frazier claims labor backing in wide-open Hennepin County Attorney race (insightnews.com)
Political lawyer Matt Pelikan is third candidate to announce run for Hennepin County Attorney (Star Tribune)
Twin Cities Retro Boats on Lake Harriet (KSTP)
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