Wildfires are reversing America’s progress on ozone pollution, the main ingredient in smog 32.6%
The Conversation - By Weizhi Deng, Jun Wang, Meng Zhou - 6/4/2026, 6:00 PM
Post Hoc (False Cause) 30% - Biased Writer Voice 20.9% - Negativity Bias 15.8%
For decades, the United States made steady progress in reducing surface ozone pollution, the main ingredient in smog. But that progress – achieved as vehicles, industries and power sources became cleaner – is increasingly being overshadowed by a different and growing source of ozone pollution: wildfires. Our team of atmospheric and... more