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Marijuana

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Today’s smoked marijuana has about 35% THC, and there is upward of 90% THC in oils and edibles, up from 3-5% in the 1980s and 1990s. 

Wildfire smoke inhalation prevention
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Wildfire smoke inhalation prevention

  • North Central Public Health District media release
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THE GORGE — With increased smoke from ongoing wildfires, all residents of Wasco and Sherman counties are encouraged to take steps to prepare f…

Vehicle fires

Vehicle fires

  • Lane V. Erickson
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In the event of a vehicle fire, the first step is pulling safely off the road; the second is turning off the engine and exiting the car.

Wings on the River: How does smoke affect birds?
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Wings on the River: How does smoke affect birds?

  • By Flora Martin Gibson
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In 2020, I watched swallows curling in low flight, as they do before a rainstorm. The air was stagnant, dry, smoke-brown; the sun a pale yellow disk. Wildfires were burning almost 21,000 acres in the United States, mostly in Oregon, Washington and California.

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Wildfire Smoke Inhalation Prevention

  • Martha McInnes, Director North Central Public Health District
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With the current wildfire activity in Wasco County, all residents of Wasco and Sherman Counties are encouraged to take steps to be prepared in…