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Opinion Oct 28, 2020
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A man watches from Shaver Lake in Fresno County as firefighters conduct a back-burn operation while the Creek fire approaches on Sept. 6. To the editor: Are empty asthma inhalers recyclable? This fire season my family has acquired quite a stash, because as your article on fire-weary Californians contemplating leaving the state says, “a record shattering 4 million acres burned in three months.”
All Californians are experiencing or will feel ill health effects from this. Relocating is tricky because “fires are worsening throughout the Mountain West.” Wildfires are no longer just California’s problem. We are wheezing through a global climate crisis. In recent memory, Greece, Sweden and Portugal have all had similar wildfire tragedies.
In the U.S. it’s time for a federal commitment to a Green New Deal. Green industry is the future if we wish to raise our children with clean air and water and create millions of good jobs. It’s time for the U.S. to be the global leader on combatting this crisis. Once that’s done, where do I drop off my empty inhalers? Maud Winchester, Los Angeles .. To the editor: I have lived in California for 70 years, and I have seen homes built on […]
