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Wildfires are reversing America’s progress on ozone pollution, the main ingredient in smog

The number of ozone-related premature deaths due to wildfires is also rising.

05.06.2026 8

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Wildfires are reversing America’s progress on ozone pollution

The US had been reducing surface-level ozone, a harmful pollutant and the main component of smog, but that changed as wildfire activity picked up...

04.06.2026 8

The Conversation

Weizhi deng