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Wildfires

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

By Kiley Price

A television crew is shrouded in smoke from the Jones Road fire on April 24 in Forked River, N.J. Credit: Adam Gray/Getty Images

As Wildfires Increase, NJ Considers the Impact on Public Health

By Anna Mattson

Smoke from Canadian wildfires covers the Chicago skyline on June 6. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

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

By Leigh Giangreco

The image shows forested land in fall colors in Utah

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

By Zoë Rom

Winter Reign (center) and Brendan Armm (right) regroup with their children, River and Leaf, as they clean their Pacific Palisades home on April 6 after it sustained smoke and soot damage from the Los Angeles wildfires.

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

Story and photos by Nina Dietz

Parham Azimi, a Harvard University researcher, checks an outdoor air monitor which has been collecting samples for the last week outside Nicole Bryne’s house on April 1 in Pasadena, Calif. Credit: Nina Dietz/Inside Climate News

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

Story and photos by Nina Dietz

Adriana has been farming for over 20 years, migrating from Oaxaca, Mexico, to Oxnard, Calif. Adriana has suffered serious falls multiple times, and can feel her lungs weakening year by year. Credit: Rambo Talabong/Inside Climate News

In California, Flawed Air Rules Threaten Farmworkers as Wildfires Pump More Smoke Onto Fields

By Rambo Talabong

A member of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue team searches the ruins of a home destroyed by the Eaton Fire on Jan. 11 in Altadena, Calif. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

Acting Head of FEMA Ousted as Trump Seemingly Moves to Eliminate the Agency

By Lauren Dalban

A family walks through what remains of their grandfather’s house in a neighborhood decimated by the Marshall Fire on Jan. 2, 2022, in Louisville, Colo. Credit: Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images

Climate Disaster Survivors Organize Across America, Turning Common Bonds of Loss Into Action

By Gabe Castro-Root

A Smokey Bear sign warns against wildfire in Brendan T. Byrne State Forest in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Credit: Anna Mattson/Inside Climate News

New Jersey Cut Back on Prescribed Burns in the Pine Barrens—and Faces a Wildfire That Charred Thousands of Acres

By Anna Mattson

People walk through New York City’s Central Park as smoke from wildfires in Canada cause unhealthy air quality on June 7, 2023. Credit: Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images

Nearly Half of Americans Are Breathing Unhealthy Air as Pollution Exposure Numbers Reach Decade High

By Keerti Gopal

Black Residents of Altadena Struggle to Hang on to Their Community After LA Fires

By Rambo Talabong

Plumes of smoke fill the sky as a brush fire burns on Jan. 7 in Pacific Palisades, Calif. Credit: David Swanson/AFP via Getty Images

How Should You Clean Your House After It’s Engulfed in Wildfire Smoke?

By Anna Gibbs

An aerial view of Orchard Hills in Irvine, Calif., where homes have been built to be fire-resistant. The neighborhood handled a fire very well in 2020 due to home construction, community planning, and partnership with the city. Credit: Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Burned Homes Can Be Rebuilt More Resilient to Wildfires, but Many Homeowners Can’t Afford the Price

By Diana Kruzman

A school bus was thrown onto the roof of the former Winterboro High School building in Talladega County, Ala. during this weekend's severe weather. Credit: Courtesy of NWS Birmingham

Severe Weather Warnings Persist After a Deadly Weekend of Tornadoes, Dust Storms and Fires

By Keerti Gopal, Lee Hedgepeth

Firefighters put out a hot spot on Palisades Charter High School as multiple wildfires spread throughout Los Angeles on Jan. 7. Credit: Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

School Disruptions from the LA Fires Hit Latino, Disadvantaged and English-Language Learners Hardest, Experts Find

By Liza Gross

How Hurricanes Can Fuel Wildfires in the Southeast

By Kiley Price

Prescribed burns are commonly used to limit fuel availability and reduce the number of wildfires. Research suggests the blazes also cause excess premature deaths due to particulate pollution. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

What’s Causing Birmingham’s Code Red Air Quality Alert?

By Lee Hedgepeth

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