As California sees an increasing amount of wildfires, researchers from Stanford University and a Northern California nonprofit are helping residents prepare for and manage their exposure to toxic ...

A state-led task force assembled to issue smoke damage guidelines includes technical experts who have spent years helping ...

For decades, firefighters facing some of the state’s most destructive wildfires worked without proper masks or respirators, despite evidence showing long-term health risks from wildfire smoke. That’s ...

State Farm said it has paid more than $5 billion to policyholders affected by California wildfires earlier this year, as regulators in Los Angeles County and at the state level scrutinize its handling ...

A total of 26 people have died this year in the fires across California, but new information from Stanford reveals there may be a much higher indirect death toll. It’s no surprise that dirty air makes ...

As the world grapples with the escalating impacts of climate change, the threat of poor air quality, particularly from wildfires, has become a pressing health concern. The thick smoke from California ...

People in parts of Central California and western Nevada remain under a Dense Smoke Advisory as the lightning-caused Garnet Fire rages in the West despite around-the-clock efforts to suppress the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Wildfire smoke may have killed more than 41,000 Americans annually from 2011-2020 The study suggests deaths from ...

Eric Risberg / AP Wildfire has long been a part of life for many Americans. But recently, as wildfires have become larger, more destructive and longer-lasting, a new risk has come into focus for ...

Wildfires are no longer a seasonal nuisance but a deadly, nationwide health crisis. Fueled by climate change, smoke is spreading farther and lingering longer, with new research warning of tens of ...