Carnegie Mellon: Smoke From US Wildfires, Prescribed Burns Caused Premature Deaths, Billions in Health Damages
April 03, 2025
April 03, 2025
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news:
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Smoke from US Wildfires, Prescribed Burns Caused Premature Deaths, Billions in Health Damages
Elderly, Native Americans, and Black communities suffered greatest harms
Since the end of the 20th century, air pollution from most U.S. sources has decreased, but emissions from wildland fires have risen. In a new study, researchers estimated that smoke fr . . .
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Smoke from US Wildfires, Prescribed Burns Caused Premature Deaths, Billions in Health Damages
Elderly, Native Americans, and Black communities suffered greatest harms
Since the end of the 20th century, air pollution from most U.S. sources has decreased, but emissions from wildland fires have risen. In a new study, researchers estimated that smoke fr . . .