The air quality in Portland has finally moved into the 200 – 300 range, a significant reduction from the 500 AQI levels we saw earlier in the week. Despite some talk of a demonstration tonight, Portland’s air is still considered unhealthy which continues to stall protests in the city. There is, however, at least one demonstration planned for tomorrow night. We will just have to wait and see whether or not the air clears up enough for the community to pick up where they left off and go back out onto the streets.
To track the current air quality index as well as see a forecast for the next week: https://aqicn.org/city/usa/oregon/portland/
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