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Families for Clean Air
@healthyair.bsky.social
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A nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the public’s health from wood smoke pollution through education, advocacy, and community involvement. www.familiesforcleanair.org
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Families for Clean Air @healthyair.bsky.social · 8h
Well, the “expert” is from an industry group, so what else do you expect him to do?
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Expert defends wood burning stoves after major new health warning
A new report says burning wood in homes can damage lungs 'in the same way as cigarettes'
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Ellen Golla @woodsmokestinks.bsky.social · 7h
Interesting bit of greenwashing there, describing HETAS and Woodsure (which entirely make up the so-called “Cleaner Safer Group”) as an “independent not-for-profit organisation dedicated to creating a cleaner environment.” [Cough]
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Families for Clean Air @healthyair.bsky.social · 5h
Crazy. Where was the editor?
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Families for Clean Air @healthyair.bsky.social · 8h
Well, the “expert” is from an industry group, so what else do you expect him to do?
uk.news.yahoo.com/expert-defen...
Expert defends wood burning stoves after major new health warning
A new report says burning wood in homes can damage lungs 'in the same way as cigarettes'
uk.news.yahoo.com
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Doctors and Scientists Against Wood Smoke Pollution @dsawsp.org · 1d
This happened at a #biomass plant in rural Northwest California.

“On March 31, a man was engulfed in flames at the mill while cleaning a piece of equipment. He subsequently leapt from a catwalk…”

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OSHA cites Scotia mill for fireball incident, $68,560 in penalties
Last month, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the Humboldt Sawmill Company for five violations surrounding a “fireball” accident in Scotia earlier this year, with proposed pen…
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Doctors and Scientists Against Wood Smoke Pollution @dsawsp.org · 2d
A city in the Netherlands plans to ban outdoor recreational wood burning.
City plans to ban recreational wood burning
The Dutch city of Arnhem announces plans to ban outdoor recreational wood burning. Industry claims about wood stoves are also debunked.
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Families for Clean Air @healthyair.bsky.social · 5d
Kudos to OSU for this post—burning wood creates air pollution and causes climate change when compared to these alternatives:
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What is the best way to reduce fire fuel on my property?
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Doctors and Scientists Against Wood Smoke Pollution @dsawsp.org · 6d
A recent new story on our website from Australia.
Where are the authorities?
A new wood heater was installed next door, leading to polluted air, sickness, and mental anguish.
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Families for Clean Air @healthyair.bsky.social · 7d
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Bay Area Air District Clamps Down on Wood Smoke, Introduces Stricter Air Quality Rules to Combat Health and Wildfire Risks
The Bay Area Air District has tightened regulations on wood smoke and open burning to improve air quality and reduce wildfire risks.
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Doctors and Scientists Against Wood Smoke Pollution @dsawsp.org · 9d
“Log burning stoves damage lungs 'in the same way as smoking,’ new study shows”: www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/uk-worl...
Log burning stoves damage lungs 'in the same way as smoking'
Wood burners have been linked to a serious decline in lung function in a major new study
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Families for Clean Air @healthyair.bsky.social · 12d
“A researcher at the UCL Institute of Health Informatics…Her work revealed “wood burning hotspots” and linked increased lung cancer rates in affluent areas to potential carcinogen exposure from wood smoke…”
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Wood burning and cooking to be covered by Conference Discussion Panel
The discussion panel at this year’s National Air Quality Conference will consider the twin issues of domestic wood burning and cooking – both domestic and commercial.  Our panelists will discuss the w...
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Doctors and Scientists Against Wood Smoke Pollution @dsawsp.org · 12d
A recent new story on our website: “We were made so sick that first winter… Our bedroom leaked a lot of smoke, even through the fan in the ensuite.…” www.dsawsp.org/personal-sto...
We were made so sick
A family suffered for years after a neighbour installed a wood heater next door.
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Families for Clean Air @healthyair.bsky.social · 14d
“According to an international study on air pollution residents in towns and cities that have PM2.5 annual average levels of 10 µg/m³ were breathing air that was as harmful as smoking 166 cigarettes a year…”
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The Press
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aka Liz Crusade @lizcrusade.bsky.social · 19d
And it's still not getting addressed as a public health issue.
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Families for Clean Air @healthyair.bsky.social · 19d
New on our website: More evidence links wood smoke and dementia
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More Evidence Links Wood Smoke Pollution to Dementia
A new study adds to mounting evidence that wood smoke pollution increases the risk of developing dementia.
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Doctors and Scientists Against Wood Smoke Pollution @dsawsp.org · 20d
“A campfire is like a small, man-made forest fire that you are inhaling. We know that has health impacts... cardiovascular and respiratory effects. That is settled science. It’s not up for debate anymore….” —Prof. Scott Weichenthal, McGill U. www.montrealgazette.com/news/article...
Montreal family sues for $4.2 million after exposure to campfire smoke at Mont-Tremblant Park
Sépaq did not do enough to limit exposure that led to health problems, the lawsuit states.
www.montrealgazette.com
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Families for Clean Air @healthyair.bsky.social · 21d
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Firewood smoke linked to rising lung cancer cases in Ugandan Women
Doctors at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) are reporting a disturbing trend: an increasing number of Ugandan women are developing
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Doctors and Scientists Against Wood Smoke Pollution @dsawsp.org · 24d
“Over 1.2 million people with lung conditions in the Netherlands are affected by poor air quality, mainly caused by household wood stoves, barbecues, and fire pits, the Dutch Lung Foundation (Longfonds) said.” nltimes.nl/2025/09/14/h...
Household wood smoke leaves 1.2 million Dutch with lung conditions struggling to breathe
Over 1.2 million people with lung conditions in the Netherlands are affected by poor air quality, mainly caused by household wood stoves, barbecues, and fire pits, the Dutch Lung Foundation (Longfonds...
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Families for Clean Air @healthyair.bsky.social · 26d
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Outrage in Canberra as ACT Government backtracks on wood heater phase-out
Campaigners in Australia’s capital have expressed shock following the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government’s apparent backflip on its 2023 commitment to phase out wood heaters in suburban are...
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Doctors and Scientists Against Wood Smoke Pollution @dsawsp.org · 27d
There’s still a widespread assumption that smoke needs to be visible to be harmful. As this tragic story illustrates, that simply isn’t true.
Smoke from Canada’s wildfires killed nine-year-old Carter Vigh – and 82,000 others around the world
Toxic particles spewed by 2023’s wildfires were even responsible for 22,000 early deaths in Europe, researchers say
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Families for Clean Air @healthyair.bsky.social · 28d
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Trump’s Department of Energy Gets Scienced
International climate experts have extensively debunked the D.O.E.’s recent report, but will science win out?
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Doctors and Scientists Against Wood Smoke Pollution @dsawsp.org · Sep 8
Clean air advocates in Canberra are speaking out…
Australian Capital Territory backtracks on wood heaters
The Australian Capital Territory’s Legislative Assembly has gone back on its earlier commitment to phase out wood burning.
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Families for Clean Air @healthyair.bsky.social · Sep 6
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Air pollution can drive devastating forms of dementia, research suggests
Airborne particles cause toxic clumps of proteins in brain that are hallmarks of Lewy body dementia, study indicates
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Doctors and Scientists Against Wood Smoke Pollution @dsawsp.org · Sep 4
We were part of the opposition against this terrible pellet plant plan in California.
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Families for Clean Air @healthyair.bsky.social · Sep 4
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A Mammoth Biomass Project Withers in California
Here’s how NRDC and partners worked to keep a stretch of forests out of industry hands.
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Doctors and Scientists Against Wood Smoke Pollution @dsawsp.org · Sep 4
Great to see this continuing! “We’re urging residents to give up wood burning, so we can tackle London’s toxic air and create a healthier Hackney for everyone.” news.hackney.gov.uk/news/hackney...
A screenshot from Hackney Council’s website. A cartoon fanged soot monster emerges from a house’s chimney. Text says, “Domestic wood burning, linked to increased risk of asthma and lung cancer. Wood burners. Careless not cosy.” Underneath is a headline that says, “Hackney urges residents not to burn wood this winter.”
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