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Wildfires are major ozone pollution contributors, researchers find

New research shows that wildfires are a major contributor to ozone pollution, and can significantly exceed the impacts of human-generated emissions. Read More

Researchers raise red flags on overlooked hazard that lingers long after wildfires: 'People whose houses didn't burn down are in worse shape'

"What are we facing? What are we exposed to?" Researchers raise red flags on overlooked hazard that lingers long after wildfires: 'People whose houses didn't burn down are in worse shape' first ... Read More

Headaches and hospital visits as wildfire smoke blankets the U.S. West

The splitting headaches began when smoke from wildfires rolled in around Tim Hunt's suburban Seattle home. Next came a debilitating fatigue. Read More

As wildfires worsen, science can help communities avoid destruction

Blazes sparked in wild lands are devastating communities worldwide. The only way to protect them, researchers say, is to re-engineer them. Read More

Sunlight worsens wildfire smoke pollution, study finds

Wildfire smoke causes more air pollution than current atmospheric models can predict. A new study by researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and the Chinese Academy ... Read More

Wildfire Smoke Could Kill 71,000 Americans Every Year by 2050 and Most of Them Won’t Live Anywhere Near Fires

When wildfire smoke from Canada turned New York City’s sky an eerie orange in June 2023, millions of Americans who’d never experienced such pollution got a glimpse of what has become routine for ... Read More

Analyzing impact of heat from western wildfires on air pollution in the eastern US

According to a new study, most climate models exploring wildfires’ impacts on air quality overlook the effect of heat from a fire in one location on altering weather patterns – and in turn air quality ... Read More

EPA Eases Air Quality Rules To Boost Prescribed Fire Use, Combat Wildfires

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued new policy guidance aimed at removing regulatory barriers that have historically discouraged the use of prescribed fires—a key tool in ... Read More