Wildfires

Nicholas Spada Spent Months Analyzing Smoke From the LA Fires. He Thinks People Have a Right to Know, and ‘Air Is Everything.’

One of the only scientists in the world using a nuclear X-ray process to study deadly nanoparticles in wildfire smoke, Spada is alarmed by what he found.

Story and photos by Nina Dietz

Smoke From Wildfires Caused by Climate Change Will Fuel Many More Premature Deaths in the U.S., a New Study Warns

By Phil McKenna

Deforestation Threatens Public Health. Securing Indigenous Land Rights Can Help, Researchers Find

By Katie Surma

‘It’s Never Good!’: A Street-Level Look at New York City’s Air Quality

By Lauren Dalban

Fossil-Fueled Climate Heating Set the Stage for Devastating Fires in Spain and Portugal This Summer

By Bob Berwyn

Chicago Aims To Have Most Air Pollution Sensors in the US

By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times

Canyon Wildfire in Los Angeles Forces Thousands to Evacuate

By Keerti Gopal

Grand Canyon Fire Is Now the Largest Burning in the Nation

By Nicholas Kusnetz

The Tricky Problem of ‘Zombie’ Fires

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

Wildfire Evacuees and Asylum Seekers Strain Niagara Falls’ Housing Capacity During Tourism Season

By Angeles Ponpa and Ashley Soriano

Lessons From a Climate Disaster

By Katie Surma

Burn Scars Can Exacerbate Flooding, Posing Compounding Climate Hazards

By Kiley Price

Potential Repeal of Roadless Rule Could Permanently Damage Midwest National Forests

By Sarah Mattalian

As Politicians Quarrel Over Wildfire Smoke, Research on Its Health Impacts Piles Up

By Kiley Price

As Wildfires Increase, NJ Considers the Impact on Public Health

By Anna Mattson

As Wildfire Smoke Increases Bad-Air Days, Are Government Agencies Doing Enough?

By Leigh Giangreco

How Did the Housing Crisis Revitalize Efforts by Western Republicans to Sell Off Public Lands?

By Zoë Rom

A Neighborhood Burned, a Home Saved, a Future in Question

Story and photos by Nina Dietz

After the LA Fires, Scientists Study the Toxic Hazards Left Behind

Story and photos by Nina Dietz