Wood smoke stories
Stories tagged:
Debris burning
Smoke-filled Mortlake ruining health
I know it’s going to kill me but I can’t afford to move.… I am powerless because people don’t care.
Driven from Adelaide by wood smoke
…I was closing internal doors, using wet towels under the gaps below the doors and retreating to the least affected room….
Damaged health and distress in Maine
I have next door neighbors who have a fire pit in which they burn brush and yard debris 4 to 5 days a week for 6–12 hours a day…
At a great loss I moved
I have significant heart disease and cannot believe there aren’t more laws to protect people from this pollution…
Polluted Salt Spring Island
…even gathering our mail we have to judge if it is “safe” to go outside.…
Misery in Nevada
I ended up getting so sick! Constant anti-inflammatory and steroid shots, pills, inhalers, nebulizer machine, visits to the hospital, etc.…
Hawaiian nightmare
Open burning is not allowed, but if you say you are cooking it is legal…
Driven from home in Maine
Welcome to Maine where you can burn anything anytime.…
There are no laws to protect us
I spent a lot of time outside gardening and enjoying clean country air until our new neighbors moved in next door.…