Stories
We all have a reason to fight for clean air. Check out some personal stories below that highlight the need for healthy, safe air, and click here to share your own.
I grew up and still live in Orange County, CA. I have asthma which has worsened with age and struggle with breathing daily, especially during the summer when particulates seem to be highest. Read more at FightingForAir.org
— Jaye, CA
My wife and I live downwind from the Conoco-Phillips Rodeo CA refinery. This refinery has a checkered past including a serious incident in the 1990's in which it polluted the air with a dangerous cancer causing chemical known as catacarb. Read more at FightingForAir.org
— Frederic, CA
The last time I ever saw my beautiful 15-year-old daughter Steph was when she left for school five and a half years ago. When the school called just a few hours later to tell me that Steph had been taken to the hospital, I was on the other line with my husband. Not knowing my husband had also answered his call waiting at that very moment to receive the same news from my daughter’s school, I was startled when I returned to the line to hear him shout, “Get to the hospital now! They just took Steph!” Read more at FightingForAir.org
— Lydia, CA
I live here in Lynwood, California and have been diagnosed with Castleman’s disease, which weakens my immune system and causes me to suffer with rashes, shortness of breath, headaches, blurred vision, as well as memory loss, just to name some of what ails me day to day. Read more at FightingForAir.org
— Rouben, CA
I have two kids and don't want them to breath this polluted air. Read more at FightingForAir.org
— Angela, CA
As I write this, I am fighting to breathe clean air. My name is Mike and I have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, which is an incurable lung disease. How I contracted it, I do not know Read more at FightingForAir.org
— Mike, CA
Growing up in Humboldt County California, I had no issues with asthma or any respiratory issues. However, after living in Sacramento, I developed these issues. Read more at FightingForAir.org
— Timothy, CA
I am 80 years old and have been using a lung nebulizer four times a day for several years. Why? Because as a stupid young person, I smoked tobacco! Read more at FightingForAir.org
— Norma, CA
I think being able to breathe in clean air whenever we are outside is important for us to stay healthy. All sorts of medical problems can arise if we don't get enough clean air and oxygen. Plus, the world around us looks prettier when the air quality is better. Read more at FightingForAir.org
— Stephanie, CA
I was in my early 40's, hale & hearty, playing tennis and jogging 3-5 days each week while living in the Northeast. Shortly after moving to Los Angeles near the water in the Long Beach port area, I began experiencing episodes of shortness of breath while exercising outside. Read more at FightingForAir.org
— Lynn, CA
FACT: Seventeen of the 25 cities with the worst annual particle pollution saw their lowest-ever levels, including Los Angeles, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.
