The Coffman Chronicle

The Coffman Chronicle

Same Smoke, Different Rules

How Federal Climate Rollbacks and State Handcuffs Decide Your Air, Your Bills, and Your Flood Risk

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Team Coffman Chronicle
Feb 19, 2026
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On a bad air day in the Midwest, the weather map does not care about state lines. Smoke from western wildfires and summer ozone curl over the Great Lakes and seep into living rooms from Indiana to Michigan. Parents in both places shut their windows, check inhalers, and stare at the same red and purple air-quality swirls.

Same smoke, different rules

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