Many of us in the hazardous air quality zone are experiencing eye and throat irritation after spending time outdoors, and health officials are advising against going outside at all.
Living in New York, I was struck by the haze and the smell in the air, reminding me of a campfire. Three days later, we are still in this haze, and it smells like the sky is burning. Like so many others, I’m staying indoors with my windows closed.
It’s scary to see the pictures of hazy orange skies over New York, DC, and across the region in the middle of the afternoon. This level of pollution is not normal – many of us are experiencing this for the first time in our lives. What we’re seeing is not climate resiliency, it’s climate chaos.
Let’s make one thing clear: Fossil fuels are the root cause of this air quality emergency impacting millions of people. That’s why we’re working to ban fracking and are fighting for a just transition to renewable energy. But we need you with us, John.
Unfortunately, with climate change bringing hotter temperatures and drier air, we can only expect more intense wildfires and unsafe air if we don’t stop climate change at its source: fossil fuels.
We need to tip the scales toward a safer, healthier planet for all of us. That’s why we’re working on multiple fronts – from lobbying for bills like the Future Generations Protection Act in Congress, which would ban fracking and stop polluting power plants, to mobilizing people for state bills like the Heat Act that would stop fossil fuel subsidies in New York.
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