A report from 1965 warned that chemical and carbon pollution was negatively impacting environmental health and climate change. In response, President Richard Nixon enacted the Clean Air Act in 1970. Since then, emissions of several harmful air pollutants from vehicles and industrial sources have decreased by nearly 80%. However, recent evidence indicates that pollution from wildfire smoke is surpassing these air-quality improvements. The increasing intensity and frequency of wildfires, exacerbated by fossil fuel emissions, are producing toxic smoke that poses a greater risk than pollution from other sources.
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Wildfire Smoke Poses Greater Prenatal Threat Than Human-Made Air Pollution
A 1965 report highlighted the dangers of air pollution, leading to the Clean Air Act of 1970, which reduced emissions significantly. Recent findings suggest that wildfire smoke is now a more significant prenatal threat than traditional human-made air pollution due to increased wildfire intensity linked to climate change.
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Wildfire smoke now bigger prenatal threat than human sources of air pollution
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Wildfire Smoke Poses Greater Prenatal Threat Than Human-Made Air Pollution