Wildfires release vast amounts of visible pollutants into the atmosphere that darken skies and push people indoors to avoid unhealthy air. But a near-invisible threat to public health associated with ...

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Shortly before 4 pm Thursday, August 7, a vegetation fire was reported along Highway 58 near milepost 37, just east of the ...

In his 1852 novel “Bleak House,” set in a grimy, smoggy and hidebound London of the 1830s, Charles Dickens took on a problem ...

The wildfire near Highway 58, now named the Aubrey Mountain Fire, has grown to approximately 35 acres, posing a significant ...

Record-breaking heat continues for parts of the desert Southwest into the weekend, with sweltering temperatures beginning to ...

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Wildfires also impact aquatic habitats. Runoff from burned areas can increase water murkiness and alter water chemistry, ...