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.

Smoked out with COPD in Hampshire

I have COPD. The neighbours have just installed a wood burner…

Smoke ruining life in Novato, California

My life is ruined due to the few neighbors that use their fireplaces and burn wood all day…

Struggling to breathe in Scotland

…Since we moved in, another 6 woodburners have been installed around us. We are being choked out.…

Asthma in the Bay Area

My daughter and I have both had asthma attacks from wood burning.

Polluted air in Humboldt County

Here it is nearly three decades later, and we are still waiting for those “improved wood burning regulations.”

No more fresh air in Michigan

We live in a small town in Mid-Michigan USA. It used to be fresh air. No More…

Despair in Texas

…I’m tired of being imprisoned by others’ perceived rights.…

Wood smoke in a small Indiana town

…even with the insulating plastic on the windows it feels like it just pours in.…

Polluted Salt Spring Island

…even gathering our mail we have to judge if it is “safe” to go outside.…

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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