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Wildfires

A Montana Community Rallies to Save Its Beloved Ski Hill

After the Sand Creek Fire damaged Maverick Mountain’s only chairlift, a community shaped by generations of skiing is coming together to bring its beloved mountain back.

By Mosabber Hossain

Smoke rises around the burned chairs at Maverick Mountain in Montana after the Sand Creek Fire damaged the ski area. Credit: Maverick Mountain Resort
Firefighters manage a controlled burn at Acadia National Park in Maine in 2024. Credit: Brady Richards/National Park Service

Burning Questions Confront Wildland Firefighters in Maine and Across New England

By Sydney Cromwell

Smoke rises behind a residential area as a wildfire burns in Gironde, France, on July 23, 2026. New research suggests that dangerous conflagrations like the Gironde wildfire will become more common in the future. Credit: Julien De Rosa/AFP via Getty Images

Europe Faces Surging Wildfire Threat, New Research Shows

By Bob Berwyn

A firefighter works to secure the Moose Fire perimeter on Monday in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. Credit: Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF Wildland Fire Information

Recent Rain Slowed Southwestern Montana Wildfires. Now the Heat Is Returning.

By Mosabber Hossain

An air tanker drops fire retardant near Maverick Mountain Ski Area as crews work to slow the Sand Creek Fire in southwestern Montana on Aug. 12. Credit: Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Wildland Fire Information

Montana’s Sand Creek Fire Burns Through Into Beloved Ski Area

By Mosabber Hossain

Mina Guli runs through haze during her nearly 1,800-mile journey down the Colorado River on June 21. Credit: Andrew King

Wildfires and Extreme Heat Challenge Water Activist’s Attempt to Run the Length of the Colorado River

By Maya McDaniel

A firefighter faces a wall of flames as the Sandy Fire burns on May 19 in Simi Valley, Calif. Credit: Blake Fagan/AFP via Getty Images

California Officials Scrambled as Spring Wildfire Neared Former Nuclear Reactor Site, Emails Show

By Steven Rodas, Nina Dietz

Wildfire smoke blankets Philadelphia on June 7, 2023. Credit: Joe Lamberti/AFP via Getty Images

Pennsylvania Confronts an Unfamiliar Climate Hazard: Wildfire Smoke

By Marie Cusick

The Lolo Hotshots of the U.S. Forest Service on assignment in Manitoba, Canada, in June 2025. Credit: National Interagency Fire Center

Massive Wildfires Test the Limits of International Cooperation

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Wildfire smoke engulfs the skyline of New York City on July 16. Credit: Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images

Wildfire Smoke Is Now a Bigger Prenatal Threat Than Human Sources of Air Pollution

By Liza Gross

A couple visits their home destroyed by the Old Trails Fire in Spokane, Wash., on Tuesday. Credit: Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images

As Spokane Burns, a Record Northwestern Fire Season Shows No Signs of Slowing

By Claire Barber

A child looks out over Lake Michigan as smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the Chicago on July 16. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

How Wildfire Smoke Is Reshaping Childhood

By Mosabber Hossain

People watch a July 4 fireworks show that lit up the skies above Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. Credit: Gabriel Matias Castilho/Inside Climate News

D.C. Air Quality Was Among the Worst In the World Twice This Month. What Can the District Do to Improve It?

By Gabriel Matias Castilho

People walk along Lake Michigan as smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets Chicago on Thursday. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Wildfire Smoke Chokes Eastern and Midwestern Cities as Air Pollution Soars to Dangerously High Levels

By Phil McKenna, Keerti Gopal

Precipitation falls near the town of West Yellowstone, Mont., on May 16. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

A Record-Warm Winter and Summer Heatwave Are Stoking Montana’s Wildfire Risk

By Mosabber Hossain

People take shelter in a cooling center in Portland, Ore., on June 27, 2021. Scientists have said the deadly 2021 heatwave in the Pacific Northwest would have been nearly impossible before human-caused global warming. Credit: Nathan Howard/Getty Images

As Climate Extremes Collide, Attribution Science Evolves

By Bob Berwyn

Cars and trucks move along the Cross Bronx Expressway, a notorious stretch of highway in New York City that is often choked with traffic. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

NYC Invests in Air Quality, but the Bronx Still Can’t Breathe Easy

By Lauren Dalban

The sign with Smokey Bear says, "Fire danger very high today! Prevent wildfires"

Large Fires Scorch Drought-Stricken Western U.S. 

By Kiley Price

Wildland firefighters stage on Baseline Road in Boulder, Colo., as a helicopter crew works to battle a fire near Chautauqua on Feb. 28. Credit: Matthew Jonas/MediaNews Group/Boulder Daily Camera via Getty Images

Three Wildland Firefighters Killed in Colorado Blaze

By Nicholas Kusnetz

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