wildfire smoke

Wildfire smoke creates a haze in Washington, D.C.

Workers lack protections when wildfire smoke makes the air dangerous

BY: - July 18, 2023

Millions of American workers have breathed in dangerous levels of air pollution this year as smoke from Canada’s record wildfire season blankets cities across the Northeast. Now experts are calling on federal regulators to adopt standards protecting outdoor workers from worsening air quality, potentially modeled after the few states that have such standards, including California […]