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The Second Age of Smoke
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The Second Age of Smoke

We tackled particulate pollution once. Can we do it again?

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George Dillard
Jul 04, 2023
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aerial photography of city buildings during daytime
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The smoke was so thick, you couldn’t see much. It wasn’t healthy to go outside. People felt terrible after a few hours of breathing in the particles suspended in the air. They were fed up with the pollution, so they petitioned the authorities to do something about it.

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