Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says

Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says

LOS ANGELES — As wildfires scorched swaths of land in the wine country of Sonoma County in 2020, sending ash flying and choking the air with smoke, Maria Salinas harvested grapes. Her saliva turned black from inhaling the toxins, until one day she had so much trouble breathing she was rushed to the emergency room. … Read more