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.

Wood burners in Oxfordshire

Since I moved here, several wood-burners have been installed in neighbouring houses…

We feel trapped

We had no idea it would be this bad.…I am being robbed of my own health — by others.

Smoke gets in the house

We have been suffering from wood smoke for the last 6 years…

More wood smoke in the Netherlands

…the level of air pollution has increased dramatically over the last years due to the burning of wood.…

More smoke in Orlando

The last few years we have noticed a dramatic increase in neighborhood smoke that is so thick you can taste it.…

Can’t breathe all winter

I can’t breathe all winter, can’t afford to move, being driven out of our home of twenty years…

Migraines and nosebleeds

I get severe migraine headaches and nosebleeds from my neighbor’s chimney smoke…

Smoke pollution in Quebec

…My neighbor has a chimney 15 feet from my house and burns about 20 cords a year from late August to June…

Neighbor’s new garage brings misery

…Then the neighbor built his garage and we saw the smoke stack…

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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