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Wildfires disproportionately impact low-income people. Here’s how communities can protect them

By Talib Visram August 04, 2022 Though it’s 98% contained today, the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire has been burning in New Mexico since April, becoming the largest fire in the state’s history. By late June, it had burned through almost 350,000 acres and destroyed 900 structures. More troubling still is that most of the counties … Continue reading Wildfires disproportionately impact low-income people. Here’s how communities can protect them