Personal wood smoke stories

Real people experience real harm and a reduced quality of life due to involuntary exposure to wood smoke pollution.

If you are affected by someone else’s wood burning, you are not alone.

What’s your wood smoke story?

Neighbors of wood burners have shared the following stories with us. Use the form below to share your own wood smoke story.

1 Stories total.

It was the house next door

…There is black soot on my window sill which faces the chimney…

Struggling to breathe in a Welsh village

I have lived in a small welsh village for over 20 years. Recent wood burning is ruining my life…

Polluted Norwich

…When we moved here in 2000 the air was clean and fresh during the day and especially the evenings. Now we are surrounded by many residents who burn both wood and coal.…

Neighbor’s smoke envelops our home

For the past two years, my neighbor's wood stove chimney has been spewing smoke pollution…

Eyes severely affected

…I am left with an allergy to woodsmoke which has changed my life.

Officials don’t take issue seriously

There are several open fires or woodburners near me and the air often smells of smoke…

Smoke comes in through air intake

It is difficult for me to breathe in my own home…

Never imagined city air could be cleaner

His wood stove burns day and night and a heavy cloud of smoke surrounds my home.

Driven from a Hampshire market town

…It cost me tens of thousands to move…

Share your story

Is your neighbor’s wood burning affecting you? We want to hear about it!

Sharing your wood smoke story helps to increase awareness of the problem.

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