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The Washoe County Health Department says air quality in the Reno area has improved enough to downgrade the wood burning code to yellow.
Still, officials Wednesday were asking residents to reduce or avoid burning wood if possible.
A red code was issued last week, banning all wood burning in the Truckee Meadows. On Tuesday, officials warned air quality was again approaching the red range because of a temperature inversion that traps cold air and pollutants near the valley floors.
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Information from: Reno Gazette-Journal, http://www.rgj.com
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