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Wildfires are reversing America's progress on ozone pollution

For decades, the United States made steady progress in reducing surface ozone pollution, the main ingredient in smog. But that progress—made as vehicles, industries, and power sources became cleaner—is increasingly being overshadowed by a different and growing source of ozone pollution: wildfires.

Wildfires are reversing America's progress on ozone pollution
Image: Phys.org
For decades, the United States made steady progress in reducing surface ozone pollution, the main ingredient in smog. But that progress—made as vehicles, industries, and power sources became cleaner—is increasingly being overshadowed by a different and growing source of ozone pollution: wildfires.

Originally published at Phys.org

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