Wildfire smoke now bigger prenatal threat than human sources of air pollution

Regulations reduced prenatal exposure to harmful emissions, but wildfire smoke is erasing gains.

Ars Technica2 hr ago

Published by CurrentWire Aug 16, 2026 at 7:23 AM ET · First coverage Aug 16, 2026 at 6:00 AM ET

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Wildfire smoke now bigger prenatal threat than human sources of air pollution

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