The L.A. cannabis community's aid efforts include raising funds, replacing smoking devices and giving displaced medical marijuana patients a free place to light up.

Without rain, neighborhoods covered in fine debris from the fires must find a way to deal with it on their own.

The good news is that N95 masks can filter out 95% of smoke particles, according to California’s health department. The best thing to do is stay inside and limit your outdoor activities, but if you ...

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For our neighbors whose yard crews show up with leaf blowers blazing at 8 in the morning on Saturdays and Sundays, resolve to give us all a break and move to Florida. There are fewer leaves ...

Share on Pinterest N95 face masks offer the best protection from lung damage from wildfire smoke but KN95 masks are also effective. JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images As wildfires decimate ...

The more researchers learn about wildfire smoke, the more worrisome the picture gets. Smoke contains microscopic particles known as PM 2.5 because the PM (particulate matter) measures 2.5 ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A ban on gas-powered leaf blowers in residential areas of the City of Annapolis took effect on January 1, 2025. The noise ordinance is meant to prohibit gas-powered blowers, and to ...