/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. 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