Scotland's new rules on wood burning stoves explained as ban comes into force uk.news.yahoo.com/scotlands-rule…

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A new personal story on our website from Victoria, Australia: “I have asthma and struggle to breathe throughout the cold months due to my neighbours’ chimney smoke getting into my home.” #WoodSmokePollution #WoodSmokeStories #AirPollution dsawsp.org/personal-stori…

“The Future of New York City’s Pizza Is Electric.”
nytimes.com/2024/04/30/din… (Via Maria)

Harvard study reveals how pollution raises risk of heart attack or stroke reformer.com/health/harvard…

“In the three years covered by this report, individuals in the U.S. experienced the highest number of days when particle pollution reached “very unhealthy” and “hazardous” levels in the 25 years of reporting the ‘State of the Air.’” lung.org/media/press-re….

“Campaigners are calling for a ban on wood-burning stoves in UK homes by 2027 due to serious health and environmental worries.” msn.com/en-gb/news/wor…

I made this video to show the air pollution from #woodburning in Northern Italy from Jan 2024.

The mountains that surround the Po Valley keep the wood smoke trapped, making this one of the most polluted regions in Europe.

Wood burning kills.

Data credit: European Space Agency Copernicus EU

Register now to attend ‘Winter wood smoke: from research to policy action’ featuring Nicolas Borchers-Arriagada (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Safe Air) and Kate Garvey (A/General Manager, MHADD, Tasmanian Department of Health): utas.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Same for you U.S. EPA U.S. EPAair and your 'Burn Wise' scam.

The state of Washington is promoting wood stove to wood stove changeouts. Yet, the Dept of Ecology is doing this while the state is also taking part in a lawsuit against the EPA over its problematic wood stove certification program (see below). (1/2) ecology.wa.gov/blog/april-202…

It’s time for government agencies everywhere to stop giving out funding for new wood stoves. (2/2) #WoodSmokePollution washingtonstatestandard.com/2023/10/05/was…

“Having hundreds of mattresses in a bonfire clearly shows the organisers have no concern for the well-being of others,” he said…sluggerotoole.com/2024/04/18/hun…

A new study covering more than 3 million Danish people concludes that long-term exposure to PM2.5 and NO2 is linked to the onset of more than 700 health conditions. The analysis also identifies #AirPollution as a factor in diseases previously unexplored.
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Unfinished business: cracking down on mercury pollution from the nation's dirtiest coal plants -- in ND, TX, AL and MO. blogs.edf.org/climate411/202…

People will be fined if smoke is seen coming from their chimney walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/p…

ICYMI - some leaders around the world are claiming to be wise, pragmatic and “grown-up” by slowing down on climate action. The truly grown-up former climate chief to Obama dispels such nonsense and shows that good leaders must act faster theguardian.com/environment/20…

New air quality sensors arrive in Spokane, part of state effort to combat pollution spokesman.com/stories/2024/a…

New personal story on our website (from Australia): “From March to October I’ve had to tape up every window in our house to stop the smoke from neighbouring chimneys.” #WoodSmokeStories #WoodSmokePollution dsawsp.org/personal-stori…

A new story on our website: “My quality of life declines as my right to breathe clean air is completely disregarded by people’s desire to have a fire burning in their home.”
#WoodSmokeStories #WoodSmokePollution
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