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Researchers pored over roughly four dozen papers that assessed exposure to various carcinogens on the fireline. They identified 31 carcinogens 鈥� including asbestos, volatile organic compounds like benzene and crystalline silica.

Ultimate passage is still dependent on Congress鈥� ability to pass a budget, something that high-profile dysfunction in recent years calls into question.

A new study finds 鈥渞obust鈥� evidence of significant gene expression changes in the brains of mice exposed to levels of wildfire smoke comparable to those of long-time wildland firefighters. One of the authors says there the level of change was surprising, and a cause for concern.