Emma Pattee: We’re losing the luxury of a summer spent outdoors

For children growing up in the American West, it’s a question of whether you can even go outside.

(Max Whittaker | The New York Times) Firefighters head out to battle the Mosquito Fire near Foresthill, Calif, on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. Smoke from wildfires has worsened over the past decade, potentially reversing decades of improvements in Western air quality made under the Clean Air Act, according to research published by Stanford University on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022.

Emma Pattee: We’re losing the luxury of a summer spent outdoors

For children growing up in the American West, it’s a question of whether you can even go outside.

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