Large increases in PM2.5 exposure from wildfires have exaggerated progress in reducing inequities in traditional sources of PM2.5 in California

Large increases in PM2.5 exposure from wildfires have exaggerated progress in reducing inequities in traditional sources of PM2.5 in California, especially across racial groups and in years with severe wildfires like 2018.

Article URL: https://plos.io/45zJHSm

Article Title: The diverging role of increasing wildfire smoke to ambient PM _2.5 exposure disparity in California, 2006 to 2018

Author Countries: France, United States

Funding: This work was supported by the National Institute on Aging (RF1AG071024 to JAC; RF1AG071024 to TB). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

PLOS Climate

10.1371/journal.pclm.0000796

4-Feb-2026

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.