California Wildfire Smoke Impacts Indigenous Communities Nearly 2x More Than Expected

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesMar 1, 2024, 6:09 pm201 pts
Indigenous communities in California are exposed to disproportionate levels of particulate matter in amounts much greater than previously thought, a new study has found. Using a new technique of measuring prolonged exposure to wildfire smoke, the researchers discovered that the Indigenous communities were…

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