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Idaho wildfire smoke event aims to tackle public health effects in region

Wildfire smoke and community health are the topics on tap at a virtual symposium set for Nov. 12.

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04 Nov 2021
FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020 file photo, a jogger runs along McCovey Cove outside Oracle Park in San Francisco, under darkened skies from wildfire smoke. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020 file photo, a jogger runs along McCovey Cove outside Oracle Park in San Francisco, under darkened skies from wildfire smoke. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)(Tony Avelar/AP / FR155217 AP)

On Nov. 12, a group of experts will convene to talk about timely dual challenges facing Idaho and the west: Wildfire smoke and community health.

Idaho Matters talks with Luke Montrose of Boise State University and Curtis Noonan from the University of Montana who are organizing the second annual digital symposium on the topic.