Wildfires are making the US smoggy again, reversing progress on cleaner air, study finds
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FILE - Firefighters are silhouetted amid an operation to control the Sandy Fire, May 19, 2026, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman, File)FILE - Mayra Long looks from inside her home as the Sandy Fire approaches May 19, 2026, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman, File)FILE - A firefighter works as the Sandy Fire approaches May 19, 2026, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman, File)FILE - An air tanker drops fire retardant on the Sandy Fire on May 18, 2026, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)FILE - A woman steps away as the Sandy Fire approaches a neighborhood May 18, 2026, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)FILE - A man runs in front of the sun rising over the lower Manhattan skyline in Jersey City, N.J., June 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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FILE - Firefighters are silhouetted amid an operation to control the Sandy Fire, May 19, 2026, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman, File)