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Liz Baker

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  • Producer, National Desk, NPR
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How to protect yourself from poor air quality

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By Liz Baker Verified
| WVXU-FM (Cincinnati, OH) Verified
Updated July 17, 2026 at 11:15 AM EDT This story was originally published on June 7, 2023, and has been updated. Extreme heat and dry conditions in Ontario, Canada, and northern Minnesota helped fuel wildfires earlier in the week, and people in the U.S. might be noticing an unpleasant by-product of those blazes: thick, disgusting smoke. It's more than just gross to smell, it's hazardous to breathe.
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How to protect yourself from poor air quality

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By Liz Baker Verified
| WRVO-FM (Oswego, NY) Verified
Updated July 17, 2026 at 11:15 AM EDT This story was originally published on June 7, 2023, and has been updated. Extreme heat and dry conditions in Ontario, Canada, and northern Minnesota helped fuel wildfires earlier in the week, and people in the U.S. might be noticing an unpleasant by-product of those blazes: thick, disgusting smoke. It's more than just gross to smell, it's hazardous to breathe.
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Palestinian-American kids find inspiration, and escape, on the soccer pitch

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By Jasmine Garsd Verified, Liz Baker Verified
| Oregon Public Broadcasting Verified
Omar Almashni during an evening practice with the Palestino Soccer Academy at Frank D Zaccaria Memorial Park in Woodland Park, New Jersey, on Saturday, June 6, 2026. José A. Alvarado Jr. for NPR It was a sweltering Saturday evening in Passaic County, in Northern New Jersey, when a team of about 60 kids took to the soccer field, flushed and dripping sweat. For these young athletes training just a short commute from the FIFA NY/NJ Stadium, the sport is an outlet for big dreams and big emotions.
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