/tags/the-new-normal The New Normal en-US Copyright Fri, 19 Oct 2018 11:55:13 GMT /business-and-labor/2018-10-19/the-west-coast-tourism-industry-starts-to-adapt-to-a-smoky-future West Coast businesses that depend on the summertime tourist dollar took a big hit from this years’ wildfires and smoke.The same thing happened last year.… Fri, 19 Oct 2018 11:55:13 GMT /business-and-labor/2018-10-19/the-west-coast-tourism-industry-starts-to-adapt-to-a-smoky-future Liam Moriarty /2018-09-16/smoke-and-fire-summit-starts-a-conversation-in-southern-oregon Increasingly, wildfires and the smoke they cause are becoming the daily reality of summer in southern Oregon and northern California. On Saturday, several… Mon, 17 Sep 2018 03:39:58 GMT /2018-09-16/smoke-and-fire-summit-starts-a-conversation-in-southern-oregon Liam Moriarty /2018-08-21/people-seek-designer-masks-after-weeks-of-smoky-days Dozens of wildfires are filling the West Coast skies with thick smoke. In Southern Oregon, unhealthy air has forced people to wear smoke-filtering masks… Tue, 21 Aug 2018 19:40:31 GMT /2018-08-21/people-seek-designer-masks-after-weeks-of-smoky-days April Ehrlich /environment-energy-and-transportation/2018-05-05/how-do-you-want-your-smoke There’s broad agreement that fire plays a vital role in forest ecology in the West. Many of our problems with severe wildfires can be traced, at least in… Sat, 05 May 2018 21:24:00 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2018-05-05/how-do-you-want-your-smoke Liam Moriarty