For California, 2019 was a welcome reprieve from recent record-setting wildfire seasons. According to Cal Fire, approximately 260,000 acres burned … More
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Why do we take some environmental impacts for granted?
As California tries to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire, the state has run into an unexpected obstacle: air pollution … More
California waives environmental regulations for forest management: will this become more common as wildfires worsen?
California experienced two of its worst wildfire seasons in 2017 and 2018. Deadly fires shook several communities, while also marring … More
Wildfires are made worse by the failure to foresee the unintended consequences of environmental decisions
As fires continue to rage in California, more people are asking why extreme wildfires are seemingly more common than they … More
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