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Gorge residents encouraged to reduce exposure to poor air quality conditions

Regions of Klickitat, Hood River and Wasco counties are being affected by unhealthy air quality brought about by increased wildfire smoke and excessive heat — especially at higher elevations as found in the Trout Lake, Glenwood, Goldendale, Bickleton and Roosevelt areas. In Oregon, DEQ air quality ranking placed Hood River (104) and The Dalles (116) air quality as “unhealthy for sensitive groups” (https://oraqi.deq.state.or.us/home/map). Pendleton, with an index of 155, was ranked as unhealthy.