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Poor Air Quality For Keene Area Friday and Saturday

The Department of Environmental Services blames cold temperatures and low winds for poor air quality in the valleys of Southwestern New Hampshire, including Keene. The culprits are byproducts of woodsmoke, diesel and other types of combustion.
 
"Our expectation is that hopefully as the winds pick up [Saturday] sometime, that should help clear out the valley areas," says Craig Wright, DES director of air resources.
 
 
DES recommends that young children, older adults, and individuals with emphysema or asthma limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Homes that burn wood for heating are also encouraged to use an alternate source of heat until winds pick up and the air is cleared.
 

Sam Evans-Brown has been working for New Hampshire Public Radio since 2010, when he began as a freelancer. He shifted gears in 2016 and began producing Outside/In, a podcast and radio show about “the natural world and how we use it.” His work has won him several awards, including two regional Edward R. Murrow awards, one national Murrow, and the Overseas Press Club of America's award for best environmental reporting in any medium. He studied Politics and Spanish at Bates College, and before reporting was variously employed as a Spanish teacher, farmer, bicycle mechanic, ski coach, research assistant, a wilderness trip leader and a technical supporter.
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