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Is wood smoke affecting you? We’d like to hear about it! Share your story at the link below. #WoodSmokePollution #WoodSmokeStories #AirPollution

Wood heater smoke is a silent killer but one city tops the list Wood heaters are estimated to be responsible for more pollution-related deaths than all the cars on our roads. This national map shows which areas are affected the most.

Long-term exposure to wood heater smoke causes more premature deaths in Australia each year than emissions from road traffic, energy generation, or “even bushfires.”

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'Significant evidence' ties air pollution with dementia, study finds - UPI.com British researchers say data from more than 29 million people across four continents strengthens the evidence of a link between air pollution and dementia.

A new study “adds to mounting evidence that exposure to air pollution — from traffic fumes to wood burners — increases the risk of developing dementia.”

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Moving brought no relief in Melbourne A family in suburban Melbourne sold their house and moved to escape severe smoke pollution from a neighbour’s wood heater, only to be severely smoked out again in their new home.

A family in a Melbourne suburb moved to escape a terrible wood smoke situation. But it didn’t bring the relief they’d hoped for.

New story on our website.

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Wood burning creates air pollution hotspots.

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UK air pollution killing more than 500 people a week, doctors say Royal College of Physicians also says poor air quality costs country more than £500m a week

“We need to treat clean air with the same seriousness we treat clean water or safe food. It is a basic human right—and a vital investment in our economic future.”

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Vermont neighbors don’t care A resident of a northern Vermont suburb has found that wood-burning neighbors are aware of the pollution they are producing, but they just don’t care.

A resident of a Vermont suburb who has a heart condition shared their wood smoke story. The neighbors know they are causing harm; they just don’t care.
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Asthma + Lung UK Cymru call for action on solid fuel burning Asthma + Lung UK Cymru are calling  on the Welsh Government to address the issue of domestic wood burning in the country, after finding that many people are not aware that it poses a health risk. The ...

“Many people incorrectly think burning wood is a greener and cheaper alternative to coal or gas and are unaware of the dangers it can cause to their lungs.”

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I can't open my windows - the air could land me in hospital I've been blue-lighted to hospital 20 times in 4 years.

“On that day, my asthma was triggered by some of the narrowboats having wood burning stoves. The smell, or more specifically the air pollution that the stoves created, caused an asthma attack so severe that I was in hospital for two weeks.”

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Wood-burning stoves to be allowed in new homes in England despite concerns Campaigners condemn decision amid growing evidence of harm to health and climate from heating appliances

Industry lobbying ensures “wood-burning stoves will be allowed to heat new-build homes in England despite growing evidence showing their significant contribution to air pollution and carbon emissions.” #WoodSmokePollution

Wood heating has a large health-related cost. #WoodSmokePollution

Map reveals residential wood-burning hotspots in England and Wales Researchers analyse energy performance certificate data to identify areas with potentially high particle pollution

“The researchers found that the spatial density of burners determines the amount of air pollution that builds up in neighbourhoods on winter evenings.” Latest Pollutionwatch piece from @drgaryfuller.bsky.social

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Newer certified wood stoves are part of the problem, not the solution. #WoodSmokePollution

House full of smoke We had years of outdoor burning till the council finally prohibited it. Then the neighbour from hell took up fish smoking which went on all day. It was our first home— a brand new house we'd worked hard for, full of smoke every day. Then the people over the way installed a woodburner where they burned all their rubbish day and night. Sealed in our house full of toxic smoke even on a lovely sunny day. Helen New Zealand

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"It was our first home—a brand new house we’d worked hard for, full of smoke every day."

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House full of smoke Neighbors burning wood (and garbage) and smoking food are causing misery for the people next door, whose house fills with smoke.

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“…Sealed in our house full of toxic smoke even on a lovely sunny day.” #WoodSmokePollution #WoodSmokeStories

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Neighbors’ wood smoke stories | United Kingdom Stories from people who are affected by wood smoke pollution in the United Kingdom.

We suspect if the journalist had been able to talk to the customer’s neighbour, it would’ve turned out the “issues” resemble one of these situations: www.dsawsp.org/stories-cate... This isn’t about “stigma.” #WoodSmokePollution #WoodSmokeStories 🧵2/2

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Support Clean Air Night today and every day by never burning wood.

Severely degraded air quality in a smoke control area A wood-burning neighbour in a London Smoke Control Area is causing severely degraded air quality and misery.

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“I live in a terraced house in a smoke controlled area in Greater London. My neighbour uses a wood stove as their primary source of heating…”

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A graphic for Clean Air Night that shows a nose inhaling particles. A caption says: If you can smell wood burning, you’re breathing in harmful air pollution.

We are supporting Clean Air Night this year. It’s great to see awareness growing!
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Victoria, Australia: Grampians National Park has burnt 74.000 hectares in #vicfires. That is Australia's "wood heating problem". Perhaps it's fossil fuels causing climate change, massive pollution and these massive bushfires that needs addressing now? #woodsmokepollution

Wood smoke stories | Asthma with wood stoves An asthma sufferer’s condition is being made worse by wood stoves, which are growing in popularity.

A new story on our website.

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Wood heating could be worse than thought for rural air, study suggests Research at Slovenian village finds particle pollution once air settles in valley reaches levels of most polluted cities

“We think of cities as the places with the worst air pollution, but studies are increasingly highlighting severe air pollution in rural towns and villages, mainly from wood heating.” #WoodSmokePollution

Wood smoke stories | Asthma and allergies with oppressive smoke A personal story by someone who has asthma and allergies and is badly affected by their wood-burning neighbors. The growing trend of wood-burning restaurants adds to the misery.

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“I have asthma and allergies… even if a smoky chimney is several houses over, the smoke lingers around my house encasing it.”

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Air pollution: Wood burners more polluting than traffic - Birmingham research Birmingham researchers say they have found wood burning at home is more polluting than traffic.

“…the impact of wood burning was particularly pronounced during winter months, contributing [up] to half of PM2.5 concentrations…” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #WoodSmokePollution

Policy pathway to reduce air pollution by phasing out domestic burning by 2030 Wood burning in our homes is a key cause of air pollution and has significant impacts both on people’s health and the environment. We outline five critical problems which currently act as barriers to ...

“Domestic wood burning is a clear equity issue and should be addressed urgently by the UK government.”

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What's Causing Hazy Skies Across the Bay Area? Here's What to Know | KQED Officials issued a Spare the Air Alert through Sunday as large parts of the Bay Area experienced a second day of hazy skies.

“This is not a wildfire, this is seasonal,” said [Bay Area Air Quality Management District spokesperson] Richardson. “Wood burning is sort of the number one source of fine particle pollution in the wintertime.” #WoodSmokePollution www.kqed.org/news/1201718...

NYC pizzeria will make key change after smokin’ dispute with co-op residents over ‘very bad’ issue: ‘Don’t even like pizza’ “We don’t want to be at war with our neighbors. We don’t want anybody to be upset,” said pizzeria owner Mathieu Palombino.

Great news for neighbors of a wood-burning pizzeria in New York! The restaurant is going to stop burning wood. (And the owner admits it won’t change the flavor of the pizzas.)

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