I know it’s going to kill me but I can’t afford to move.… I am powerless because people don’t care.
…I was closing internal doors, using wet towels under the gaps below the doors and retreating to the least affected room….
The smoke from a neighbour’s wood heater fills the house… Planned burns by government reduce the air quality for days on end…
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…
I have significant heart disease and cannot believe there aren’t more laws to protect people from this pollution…
…even gathering our mail we have to judge if it is “safe” to go outside.…
…outdoor air quality sensors register harmful elevated particulate matter on what would otherwise be beautiful days…
Open burning is not allowed, but if you say you are cooking it is legal…
The mental and emotional toll, as well as physical impacts of this experience, still plague me personally…
