Minnesota Now: Aug. 8, 2023
Northern Minnesota is under yet another air quality alert until Wednesday. A scientist from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency joined the show to talk about what the state is learning from this summer of smoke.
That smoke is coming from Canadian wildfires. Minnesotans have been helping fight those fires this summer. One of them joined the show to talk about what she saw there.
People with substance use disorder are more likely to check themselves out of the hospital against their doctor’s advice. Listen for why.
DFL Representative Dean Phillips still hasn’t confirmed whether he plans to challenge President Joe Biden in a Democratic primary. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke to him about it.
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