House full of smoke

It was our first home—a brand new house we’d worked hard for, full of smoke every day.

Asthma and allergies with oppressive smoke

I have asthma and allergies… the smoke lingers around my house encasing it.

Canadians need a right to clean air

…The worst period of exposure was as a school crossing guard for 7 years…

Despair in Queensland

I am an elderly person who has suffered from wretched chimney smoke for over 10 years now… It’s like living in some kind of hell.

Acrid smoke in Norwich

…both our back and front gardens are filled with thick, acrid smoke that makes your eyes sting and your throat sore.

No escaping wood smoke in Victoria, Australia

I left the area, only to be faced with woodsmoke issues from wood stoves and fire pits in the new area.

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…

Cancer with wood smoke

So we pay the price for ignorance, poor ordinance, years of fighting for our property rights, the stress, the duress, the financial burdens, and now the physical death of my husband…

Vermont neighbors don’t care

I have a heart condition and have to run two big air purifiers 24/7 and sometimes the smoke is so bad I can’t go out in my yard.