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How clean air clubs are protecting Americans from wildfire smoke

Mutual aid groups that started giving out PPEs during 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.

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Clean air clubs, formed during the Covid-19 pandemic to distribute personal protective equipment, are now providing air purifiers and masks to communities affected by wildfire smoke. These groups are addressing the issue of poor air quality caused by nearby wildfires in northern California, which have burned over 1,000 acres.

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