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A new study reveals wildfire smoke is cancelling out the health benefits of cleaner air for unborn babies in the US. Researchers found that while pollution from vehicles and industry dropped by 37% between 2003 and 2019, wildfire smoke's contribution to unhealthy air doubled.
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