How We Can Preserve Breathable Air in a World on Fire

Red-rouged sunrises. Thick blankets of smoke. Panicked evacuations by air, land, and sea. This summer, millions of people watched from afar or experienced firsthand deadly wildfires fueled by an increasingly hotter and drier planet. As extreme temperatures break records and wreak havoc in places like Maui, Canada, and Greece, scientists warn we’re entering “uncharted territory.”

Yet fossil fuel companies continue burning more oil, gas, and coal. This both accelerates climate impacts that supercharge wildfires AND adds fossil fuel pollution that compounds the health risks of wildfire smoke. Meanwhile, the Biden administration needs to do more to live up to its promises on cutting climate and air pollution.

But there are concrete steps we can push states and the federal government to take to protect us from the worst climate impacts and begin to clean our air from a wide array…