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Fireworks use is up—so why is the industry in trouble?

F YOU’VE BEEN LULLED TO SLEEP LATELY to the deafening roar of fireworks, you’re not alone. From Los Angeles to Hartford, Conn., complaints and reports about fireworks have ballooned over the past month, leading New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to

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