Concern Over Health Impact Of Smoke From Increased Wildfires In Western States

Associated Press, Statesman Journal
Tue, 06/25/2019 - 9:03am

In the past decade as many as 2,500 people annually died prematurely in the U.S. from short-term wildfire smoke exposure.

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