The map below, from the EPA's air-quality monitoring website, shows a band of dangerous PM2.5 pollution along the West Coast (similar to what PurpleAir is reporting).

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The West Coast had the world’s most polluted cities in September. Wildfire smoke poisoned the air in California, Oregon, and Washington State for more than a week.

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