Into a clear blue sky, the sweet-smelling smoke billows and spreads.  Farmers have been burning and harvesting sugarcane this way for generations, but the practice creates ash fallout and hazardous air pollutants. Every year, farmers plan and coordinate the fires, to clear out pests like snakes ...

Source: [Grist](https://grist.org/energy/in-rural-communities-fears-amplified-by-ai-slop-and-social-media-hamper-solar-boom/)

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