The New Normal: Can We Learn To Live With Wildfire Smoke?

The New Normal: Can We Learn To Live With Wildfire Smoke?

Wildfire season in southern Oregon and far-northern California is starting earlier, lasting longer and putting more smoke into the air than ever before. Rural economies based on tourism and outdoor recreation are seeing losses mount, year after year, as visitors cancel vacations to smoke-afflicted areas. Now, locals are facing the prospect of a "new normal" that threatens the livability of their communities.

Business and Labor

The West Coast Tourism Industry Starts To Adapt To A Smoky Future

Liam Moriarty

West Coast businesses that depend on the summertime tourist dollar took a big hit from this years鈥� wildfires and smoke.The same thing happened last year.鈥�
Smoke and Fire Summit Starts A Conversation In Southern Oregon

Liam Moriarty

Increasingly, wildfires and the smoke they cause are becoming the daily reality of summer in southern Oregon and northern California. On Saturday, several鈥�
People Seek 'Designer Masks' After Weeks of Smoky Days

April Ehrlich

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鈥�
Environment, Energy and Transportation

How Do You Want Your Smoke?

Liam Moriarty

There鈥檚 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鈥�

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The New Normal: Can We Learn To Live With Wildfire Smoke?

The New Normal: Can We Learn To Live With Wildfire Smoke?