Support the fact-based journalism you rely on with a donation to Marketplace today. Give Now!

Western wildfire season is getting longer and costlier

Aaron Schrank Sep 7, 2017
HTML EMBED:
COPY

Western wildfire season is getting longer and costlier

Aaron Schrank Sep 7, 2017
HTML EMBED:
COPY

The costs are mounting for battling dozens of wildfires now burning in the Western United States, including some threatening popular national parks. Specifically, Glacier National Park in Montana and Yosemite National Park in California. 

Click the audio player above to hear the full story.

There’s a lot happening in the world.  Through it all, Marketplace is here for you. 

You rely on Marketplace to break down the world’s events and tell you how it affects you in a fact-based, approachable way. We rely on your financial support to keep making that possible. 

Your donation today powers the independent journalism that you rely on. For just $5/month, you can help sustain Marketplace so we can keep reporting on the things that matter to you.