Parks lose ground on clean air as wildfire smoke and budget cuts grow

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By EHN CuratorsJul 18, 2025, 5:31 am87 ptsTrending
Air quality across U.S. national parks has improved since the 1990s, but growing wildfire smoke and shrinking federal budgets threaten to reverse those gains. Niko Kommenda reports for The Washington Post. In short: Air pollution from coal-fired power plants and vehicles has declined, improving visibility in…

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