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Can Controlled Burns Help With California's Air Pollution?

KQED's The California Report by KQED

Jun 16, 20269:34News & Politics

A new study in the journal Science finds that annual prescribed burning could substantially reduce smoke pollution during California’s worst wildfire years. Reporter: Danielle Venton, KQED Eight people are dead after a m...

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Can Controlled Burns Help With California's Air Pollution? is an episode from KQED's The California Report by KQED. A new study in the journal Science finds that annual prescribed burning could substantially reduce smoke pollution during Ca...

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Published Jun 16, 2026, 9:34 long, audio available.