How clean air clubs are protecting Americans from wildfire smoke
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Key context: <p>Mutual aid groups that gave out PPEs in Covid are now loaning air purifiers and distributing masks to fume-addled communities</p><p>Miquette Thompson’s home in rural Mendocino county has been covered in smoke all week. There are the nearby Feliz and Woodside fires in northern California, which have burned more than 1,000 acres, as well as the wildfires devastating Oregon and Washington that are sending smoke their way, too.</p><p>“It’s become not unusual,” she said of walking outside and seeing a hazy sky.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/09/us-wildfire-smoke-clean-air-clubs">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Mutual aid groups that gave out PPEs in Covid are now loaning air purifiers and distributing masks to fume-addled communitiesMiquette Thompson’s home in rural Mendocino county has been covered in smoke all week. There are the nearby Feliz and Woodside fires in northern California, which have burned more than 1,000 acres, as well as the wildfires devastating Oregon and Washington that are sending smoke their way, too.“It’s become not unusual,” she said of walking outside and seeing a hazy sky. Continue reading...
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