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HOW SMOKE FROM THE WILDFIRES COULD IMPACT YOUR HEALTH

Tonight, our special “Peril & Promise” coverage continues on the Canadian wildfires smoke that engulfed our city. Though the air quality is improving, questions remain about the long-term health impacts of exposure to smoke-filled air. Dr. Jay Varma, a professor at Weill Cornell Medicine and a former senior adviser for public health under then-Mayor Bill de Blasio joins MetroFocus to discuss.