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.

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.…

Another polluted day at home

…This is the result of “burn better.” It doesn’t work!

Polluted air in a small Maine town

…outdoor air quality sensors register harmful elevated particulate matter on what would otherwise be beautiful days…

Difficult to breathe

I’ve been dealing with lung disease for the past few years and neighborhood smoke is devastating my life…

Misery in Nevada

I ended up getting so sick! Constant anti-inflammatory and steroid shots, pills, inhalers, nebulizer machine, visits to the hospital, etc.…

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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