University of Iowa researchers track worsening surface ozone pollution from wildfires

Wildfires have reversed years of progress toward mitigating ozone pollution, worsening air quality and causing premature deaths, University of Iowa researchers have found. Eleven “uncontained large” wildfires were burning simultaneously across the United States as of June 12, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Halfway through 2026, more than 32,000 wildfires have swept across […]