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When there’s smoke outside senior facilities, how much is coming in?
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The tiny, toxic particles in smoke can enter our homes through cracks, doorways, and HVAC systems. From HEPA filters to "clean rooms," here's how to stay safe when you're inside.
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A coalition of Idaho nonprofits is organizing a heat and smoke drive for a third year to buy supplies that help farmworkers stay safe in the heat and wildfire smoke.
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It’s something Idaho and the Pacific Northwest deal with every year, but wildfire smoke from Canada is inundating the Midwest and northeastern parts of the United States.
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Smoke from wildfires can travel hundreds and even thousands of miles away, carrying with it pollutants that contribute to poor air quality and bad health. It was recently discovered smoke may have one other passenger, living microorganisms. University of Idaho fire sciences professor Leda Kobziar and doctoral student Phinehas Lampman joined Idaho Matters to talk more about these live microbes and what they could mean for our environment and health.
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It started with a particularly bad smoke season a few years ago. Potatoes grown in Idaho were smaller and less healthy. Harvest had to be pushed back to give them more time to grow.
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Dr. Ethan Sims spends many of his days and nights in the emergency rooms of St. Luke’s Health System. He also heads Idaho Clinicians for Climate and Health. Sad to say, he and his colleagues in Idaho and across the globe see too many links between climate change and health care crises.
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The environmental impacts of climate change include our health and well being.
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Wildfire can have an affect on your drinking water, leaving a taste and smell that can be expensive to fix.
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The Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes in Colorado, and left a smoky taste and smell in the water for months after it was extinguished. That meant an expensive fix as the town of Superior tries to improve water quality.