I remember during the first few months of Covid, watching the earth regenerate itself from crap we’ve done to it.

Nothing compared to what it looked like in the 1970s. Oooof!

Santiago Chile had a major pollution problem and was able to put some brakes on it by requiring people to only drive every other day (they police it based on your license plate numbers so I guess you could avoid it by buying multiple cars).

It’s amazing how little people care.
But they’ll probably blame it on environmentalists who let the trees grow or something like that.

"Millions of Americans have been urged to avoid driving amid concerns over high air pollution levels. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued air quality alerts in Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana on Friday. The warnings mean ground-level ozone and particulate concentrations are forecast to reach dangerous levels. In some areas, the pollution comes from drifting wildfire smoke."

This is becoming the norm, and will only become worse with this admin's loosening of regulations.

https://www.newsweek.com/millions-americans-told-avoid-driving-air-pollution-wildfires-colorado-2125009