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Fighting fire with fire: How prescribed burns protect forests in northern Arizona
The Kendrick Prescribed Fire Project was one of the first of many prescribed burns this fall and winter throughout Arizona with the goal of protecting forest lands and surrounding communities from the threat of potential catastrophic wildfires.
Smoke from the Salt River landfill fire could cause health problems
A fire that broke out at a landfill at about 4 p.m. Saturday on the Salt River Indian Reservation, near North Beeline Highway east of Scottsdale, had been reduced to a smolder by Tuesday afternoon.
Report: Phoenix again ranks among most polluted; people of color more likely to be exposed
The Phoenix metro area is one of the most ozone-polluted cities in the United States, according to the most recent State of the Air report from the American Lung Association. The report emphasized people of color are especially affected by air pollution and the health issues it can cause.
