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EPISODE · Jun 16, 2026 · 9 MIN

Can Controlled Burns Help With California's Air Pollution?

from KQED's The California Report · host KQED

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 military plane crashed on Monday shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert. An Imperial Valley data center developer has filed a lawsuit seeking access to water from the Colorado River. Reporter: Kori Suzuki, KPBS A migrant from Belize, who was leading a hunger strike at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, has been deported. Immigrant rights groups say it was an act of retaliation. Reporter: Anthony Victoria, KVCR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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