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How clean air clubs are protecting Americans from wildfire smoke

The Guardian Environment Sunday 09 August 2026, 15:00 UTC By Lex McMenamin 1 min read
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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.

Mutual aid groups that gave out PPEs in Covid are now loaning air purifiers and distributing masks to fume-addled communities

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.

“It’s become not unusual,” she said of walking outside and seeing a hazy sky.

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