Decades of intensive fire control have actually made forests more vulnerable to severe wildfires. Controlled burns provide a safer and cost-effective way to reduce risk, restore ecosystems, and build long-term wildfire resilience.
Climate change and air pollution are both global environmental crises with enormous health, economic, and environmental impacts — but also environmental justice issues.
Many air pollutants — beyond just CO2 — also have an impact on climate change and atmospheric warming, opening the door for further climate change mitigation opportunities.
By better understanding the relationship between air pollution, fossil fuels, and a changing climate, air quality co-benefits can be quantified to incentivize climate change action