Dangerous Air, an investigation by NPR's California Newsroom into the rise of western wildfire smoke and the extent it harms health, is based on more than a decade's worth of data. To learn more about its findings, Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock spoke to Alison Saldanha, the data journalist who led the investigation.
A decade of data links rising wildfire smoke exposure to poor health outcomes
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Alison Saldanha