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Air Quality Alert, Paint Event, Salmonella Cases

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Whatcom County Public Health issued an Air Quality Alert and Heat Advisory for Wednesday and Thursday, warning of wildfire smoke from Canada reaching unhealthy levels and temperatures near 90 degrees.

Residents can safely dispose of household paint for free at a county event, while three Whatcom County cases are linked to a Salmonella outbreak from Evergreen Fresh Sprouts broccoli sprouts.

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    Whatcom County Public Health issued an Air Quality Alertβ€œAn Air Quality Alert and Heat Advisory are in effect for Whatcom County.”
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    Whatcom County Public Health issued a Heat Advisoryβ€œAn Air Quality Alert and Heat Advisory are in effect for Whatcom County.”
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    Whatcom County Public Health warned of wildfire smoke from Canada reaching unhealthy levelsβ€œWildfire smoke from Canada may reach unhealthy levels this week, and temperatures are expected to reach near 90 degrees in parts of the county Wednesday and Thursday.”
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    Whatcom County Public Health warned of temperatures near 90 degreesβ€œtemperatures are expected to reach near 90 degrees in parts of the county Wednesday and Thursday.”
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    Residents can safely dispose of household paint for free at a county eventβ€œWhatcom County residents and businesses can now safely dispose of old or leftover household paint for free at our upcoming Paint Collection & Recycling Event.”
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    Three Whatcom County cases are linked to a Salmonella outbreakβ€œThree Whatcom Cases Linked to Evergreen Fresh Broccoli Sprouts Salmonella Outbreak β€” Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:51:36 -0800 We are working with state health officials investigating an outbreak of Salmonella Bovismorbificans linked to broccoli sprouts produced by Evergreen Fresh Sprouts, LLC of Idaho.”
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    The Salmonella outbreak is from Evergreen Fresh Sprouts broccoli sproutsβ€œWe are working with state health officials investigating an outbreak of Salmonella Bovismorbificans linked to broccoli sprouts produced by Evergreen Fresh Sprouts, LLC of Idaho.”

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