Ozone pollution has worsened in much of the continental United States over the past decade, fueled by wildfires and the long-distance transport of unhealthy air, according to a new study titled "Fires reverse progress toward ozone air quality standards in the U.S.," led by University of Iowa researchers and published in the journal Science.

Ozone pollution has worsened in much of the continental United States over the past decade, fueled by wildfires and the long-distance transport of unhealthy air, according to a new study titled “Fires reverse progress toward ozone air quality standards in the U.S.,” led by University of Iowa researchers and published in the journal Science.

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  • Canaconda@lemmy.ca
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    3 hours ago

    Gotcha. Yea fully agree. The fact that we burn forests to make more agriculture space ain’t helping either.