Now, it’s foul air from Canadian wildfires that has twice in the last month for days at a time made outside activity dangerous for many. Three of those days the air was smoky enough to be dangerous for everyone, regardless of age or health condition. Extreme heat and excessive drying, and many of the world’s largest undeveloped forests, created conditions rife for the catastrophic fires. And locally, it means saving every healthy mature tree in Alexandria possible. And it means prioritizing the environment over development when there’s a conflict every single time.

Source: CNN July 06, 2023 01:55 UTC