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Breathing Fire: All This Smoke Means Smaller Newborns And More ER Visits
People with lung conditions are more likely to refill prescriptions and be hospitalized during smoke waves, and when pregnant mothers are exposed there’s a “small but significant" decline in birth weight.
Breathing Fire: Wildfire Smoke Forcing Idahoans Indoors
Idahoans are being affected by pollution from worsening wildfires linked to the weather, climate change and forest management policies. The smoke is creating public health risks and undermining decades of air quality gains.
Breathing Fire: California’s Central Valley Bears the Brunt of Wildfire Smoke
Worsening wildfires linked to the weather, climate change and forest management policies are causing unprecedented smoke pollution across the West and beyond, creating public health risks and undermining decades of air quality gains.
Air Pollution Progress Still Undermined by Western Wildfires
Smoke pollution is leading to serious public health impacts as large wildfires across the American West become more frequent and destructive.
West Nile Crippling El Pasoans, Rising Temperatures Play Role
Most U.S. cities have experienced an increase in the average number of mosquito disease danger days each year. El Paso's increase was larger than most, raising risks of West Nile infections.
U.S. Faces a Rise in Mosquito ‘Disease Danger Days’
Climate change is causing a change in location of disease-carrying mosquitoes as the world warms, likely leading to a significant public health challenge in the U.S.
Air Conditioning Costs Rise With Arizona’s Heat
Air conditioning is becoming more vital as temperatures rise, pushing up utility bills and putting comfortable levels of cooling out of the reach of some.
Report: The High Cost of Hot
As additional carbon pollution continues to trap more and more heat in the atmosphere, the higher temperatures that result can come with a hefty price tag.
