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Labor shortages, heat bring tough tides for WA shellfish farm
At Taylor Shellfish Farms, hiring is increasingly a challenge as skyrocketing housing costs and difficult working conditions make it hard to recruit.
Mara Kardas-Nelson
Mara Kardas-Nelson is a freelance journalist based in Berkeley, Calif., where she recently completed a Masters in Journalism at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Her work has appeared in
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How wildfires in the American West hurt the entire country
As smoke travels, it can cause illness and economic hardship thousands of miles away.
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As wildfires break records, firefighters face growing health risks
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How British Columbia protects its people from wildfire smoke
Partly because of its devastating fires, the province is leading our understanding of smoke’s impact on human health.