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The 2023 wildfire season more than doubled the previous record for fire-related air pollution in the U.S., report Axios' Will Chase, Erin Davis, Kavya Beheraj and Jared Whalen.
Zoom in: Cumulative fine particle pollution exposure in the Richmond area was 50% higher than average for the area over the past decade.
The big picture: It's only going to get worse.
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