Shared Stories
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Theresa B. Smoke from burning of any source — including prescribed burns, debris burning, wood stoves, garbage burning and other open burning — has affected my health, causing sinusitis, vocal cord dysfunction, dry eye irritation and lung distress.
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Cathey W. I work as a clinic nurse at an elementary school in downtown Houston, Texas. I live in the suburbs, and as I drive into work each day, I see the brown haze that hangs over the city center.
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Lydia N. Hi, my name's Lydia. I am in eighth grade right now. I struggle with a chronic lung disease called asthma.
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Rachel G. I used to live in Redlands, California — near San Bernardino in the Los Angeles suburbs, an area known as the Inland Empire — from 2014 to 2022.
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Liz C. I'm a lifelong nonsmoker diagnosed with early COPD. I was diagnosed with asthma 25 years earlier, in my late 30s.
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Raymond P. I turned 86 this past March. I have been a resident of the Town of Middlebury, Connecticut, since 1964. I have been an involved and responsible resident, serving on various boards and commissions through the years.
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Marie L. A major cause of poor air quality are what California Air Resources Board and the EPA call gas powered small off road equipment (e.g. mowers and leaf blowers) that we use for primarily for landscaping.
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Daniel T. Wildfires in Northern California over the past several years have triggered asthma which I hadn't had since I was a teenager. I deal with the impacts now daily.
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Gregory S. Our township allows leaf burning throughout the year, causing very unhealthy air especially for those with asthma, COPD or other sensitivities.
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Alli P. I am a student at UMD in Minnesota. I am originally from a small town in southern Minnesota.
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Shayna R. I was diagnosed with asthma when I was in my mid-20s. Every year I would get this horrible cough for months and there weren't any real answers as to why.
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A H. I have bronchiectasis, with frequent flareups requiring antibiotics. I also have asthma that gets set off when I am sick and when I am around chemicals, campfires and wildfire smoke.
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Rachel S. I live in Kennett Square, PA, "Mushroom capital of the world"
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