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Controlled burns reduce wildfire risk, but they require trained staff and funding − this could be a rough year

  • Written by Laura Dee, Associate Professor of Ecology, University of Colorado Boulder
Controlled burns reduce wildfire risk, but they require trained staff and funding − this could be a rough yearPrescribed burns like this one are intentional, controlled fires used to clear out dry grass and underbrush that could fuel more destructive wildfires.Ethan Swope/Getty Images

Red skies in August, longer fire seasons and checking air quality before taking my toddler to the park. This has become the new norm in the western United States as wildfires...

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