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Smoke rises from trees on mountain ridges

Prescribed fires may mean safer smoke

Casey Crownhart • December 16, 2020

Emerging research suggests that smoke from prescribed burns is less harmful than from wildfires

Two pictures of the same rocky, high desert view side-by-side. On the left, the sky is blue and clear. On the right the air is yellow with smoke, visibility is reduced, and the sky is grey.

A flawed number that saves lives

Lauren Leffer • November 25, 2020

Millions of people rely on the Air Quality Index, but experts say it’s a rough measure at best