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Help Declare Wood Smoke A Public Nuisance in the Hudson Valley, in all of New York, in your state.

What the American Lung Association of Connecticut is doing...

Ask the American Lung Association in your state to begin the same Act.

Below is the Connecticut Act.  We need the same Act in New York!  Write to:

American Lung Association of New York

Advocate for Public Health

New York City Office
 116 John St. 30th Floor
New York, NY 10038

 

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American Lung Association of Connecticut

Action Needed for Wood Smoke Nuisances

HB 6616 AN ACT ESTABLISHING WOOD SMOKE TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE is about to be heard by the Environment Committee. Please take a moment to write an email to Committee members asking them to support this important piece of legislation.  This legislation will add the word "wood smoke" to the CT Public Health Nuisance Code so that families who have wood smoke entering their homes on a continual basis will be able to seek relief.

 

*** Please use the Talking Points listed below to guide you in creating your own email message so Committee members receive messages that are personalized.

 

 

 

Thank you for taking action.

 

Sincerley,

Margaret R. LaCroix
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
American Lung Association of New England
45 Ash Street
East Hartford, CT 06108
Phone: 860-838-4369 
Fax: 860-289-5405
lungne.org

Talking Points

  • Many families in our state being made genuinely sick by smoke entering their homes on a continual basis and presently they have nowhere to turn for help in Connecticut.
  • If a dog barked all day and all night on a continual basis - this state has laws against that disturbance. We do not have to ban all dogs - we simply deal with the issue on a case-by-case basis.
  • We do not presently have that ability in CT to handle wood smoke entering a home on a continual basis.  We do not need to ban anything - we just need to deal with the issue on a case-by-case basis and that is what this Bill will enable local health departments to do.
  • Redefining wood smoke as a public health nuisance allows action to be taken to protect people in their own homes.
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