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Smoke from wildfires keeps making N.J.’s air quality worse. It may be a ‘warning sign.’
A new study says nearly half of N.J. residents are living in areas that had unhealthy levels of air pollution.
In high-risk Pine Lake, Arizona is investing millions to keep wildfires at a distance
Arizona has begun the first phase of a wildfire prevention project around the mountain community of Pine Lake.
Arbor Day: How Los Angeles is replanting trees after devastating wildfires
ABC News joined The Arbor Day Foundation and the Altadena nonprofit Amigos de los Rios to discuss replanting and preserving ...
Crews struggle to contain south central Pa. wildfires: ‘zero containment’
Two separate fires in the Michaux State Forest in Cumberland County have now spread to a combined 1,350 acres of mountain ...
‘Trainwreck’ of NOAA funding cuts could derail Colorado research on wildfires, earthquakes and storms
After a wind burst from a thunderstorm changed the direction of the 2013 Yarnell Hill fire and killed 19 wildland ...
Almost 100 wildfires burning in Florida as drought worsens. Map shows locations, home risks
Almost 100 wildfires are burning across Florida, affecting 3,832 acres. Conditions across the state range from abnormally dry ...
Central Pa. seeing effects of smoke from Cumberland County wildfires
As firefighters continue to battle the wildfires in Michaux State Forest, the smoke is reaching beyond the bounds of ...
Here’s a NASA Satellite View of One of New Jersey’s Biggest Wildfires in Decades
The Jones Road Fire tore through over 15,300 acres of drought-stricken Pine Barrens—leaving a smoky scar visible from space.
One city is considering banning plants around houses to prevent wildfires
City council in Berkeley, California, is considering a law to ban most plants within five feet of houses in wildfire-prone ...
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Community comes together to pray for those affected by the wildfires
The church said that although they cannot directly help with fighting the fire, they hope this is one way they can make an ...
Japan's Ofunato City rebuilds two months after wildfires
The city of Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, is making gradual progress in rebuilding lives two months after ...