A number of states in the United States have declared air quality warnings with concerning levels noted across many of the Great Lakes states including Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota. Parts of Illinois and Indiana are also under air quality alerts while residents of New York,

The smoke floating over the border shared between America and Canada is now impacting air quality in states as far south as Texas, AirNow's data shows. The EPA has declared the air quality in states near the Canadian border as "unhealthy or "unhealthy for sensitive groups."

Smoke from Canadian wildfires is causing air quality concerns for millions of Americans in the Midwest and Northeast.  Air quality alerts were in effect Tuesday in several states, including Michigan and New York.