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How Idaho communities are keeping their air safe from wildfire smoke

A smokey forest in north Idaho
Madelyn Beck
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Mountain West News Bureau

A growing body of research shows that when the air quality is bad outside, it can also affect the air indoors. So what should you do when wildfire smoke is clouding the sky? One project in Idaho is testing out solutions to protect some of the community's most vulnerable. Rachel Cohen reports.

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