The forests and fields are supposed to burn in the dry season, and judging from the wildfires plaguing CA they're going to whether you like it or not. Maybe th

The forests and fields are supposed to burn in the dry season, and judging from the wildfires plaguing CA they're going to whether you like it or not. Maybe the sensible thing is actually to cull the fuel regularly and burn it to heat homes/generate energy, and solve the particulates problem head-on which sounds like a relatively minor engineering challenge. It's sustainable in the sense that it all grows back quickly.