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The dark cloud of smoke blanketing Spokane is starting to dissipate, but regional experts say health risks from the Spokane Complex fires may linger for months

DOH Issues Notices of Violation to Island Smoke and Vape for alleged refusal to allow inspection : Maui Now Maui News

Minn. (Northern News Now) – Wildfire smoke and extreme heat can take a toll on mental health as well as physical health

In 1965, a presidential advisory panel issued a report warning that pervasive chemical and carbon pollution was harming environmental health and changing the climate. Five years later, President Richard Nixon signed the Clean Air Act

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SALT LAKE CITY — Smoke from wildfires burning across Utah and the West is creating hazy skies, reducing visibility and affecting air quality from Salt Lake City to central Utah. Experts say the smoke contains fine particles that can pose serious health risks, especially for children, older adults and people with heart or lung conditions

Wildfires in central Oregon continue to funnel smoke into Southwest Idaho and the air quality in the Treasure Valley remains poor. The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has issued several advisories since July 20

Wildfires are often seen as a danger only for people living close to the flames but wildfire smoke can travel across regions, countries and even continents, worsening the air quality of down-wind communities with both physical and psychological impacts, including for people who live far from the fire itself. In a changing climate, the risk…

As the climate warms, wildfires are becoming larger, more frequent, and more intense. The smoke now routinely travels hundreds of miles, as was seen when Canadian wildfires this month sent heavy smoke across the Midwest and Northeastern U.S., triggering dangerous air quality across the region

Smoke from wildfires burning in Ontario, Canada, continues to travel down to the U.S., degrading air quality across the Great Lakes, Northeast, and mid-Atlantic. Environmental health experts from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health laid out the health stakes of this smoke-filled air—and shared methods to help stay safe and healthy