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Op-ed calls for shielding children from wildfire smoke exposure

Kingston Whig-Standard columnist Geoffrey P. Johnston publishes the second part of a series urging protections for children against wildfire smoke.

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What to know

  • The story is a single opinion column, the second of a two-part series, on protecting children from wildfire smoke health risks.
  • The column cites Public Safety Canada's warning that wildfire smoke harms health even at low exposure levels.
  • Coverage consists mainly of the author's own repeated social media promotion of the piece rather than new reporting or reactions.

Geoffrey P. Johnston Columnist, Kingston Whig-StandardPublic Safety Canada Federal agency cited in the column

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    Johnston highlights Public Safety Canada's low-exposure warning

    In a further repost, Johnston pulls out a direct quote from Public Safety Canada stating wildfire smoke can affect health even at low exposure levels.

    “Wildfire smoke can affect health even at low levels of exposure…”
    — Public Safety Canada
    • geoffypjohnston.bsky.social

      www.thewhig.com/opinion/john... ‘Whilst some may dismiss wildfire smoke as a nuisance, governments and nongovernmental organizations warn that it poses a serious risk to human health, especially children.’

      geoffypjohnston.bsky.socialBluesky2d ago11▲view on Bluesky ↗
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    • geoffypjohnston.bsky.social

      First Nations are eligible, through the Indigenous Services Canada’s Emergency Management Assistance Program (EMAP), for “reimbursement for the rental, or where rental is not available, the purchase of air filtration units during wildfire events. #IAQ

      geoffypjohnston.bsky.socialBluesky4d ago9▲view on Bluesky ↗
    • geoffypjohnston.bsky.social

      The World Health Organization describes wildfire smoke as “a frequently underestimated health risk,” noting that it is “a complex mixture of gases and very small particles, released when trees, vegetation, buildings and other materials burn.”

      geoffypjohnston.bsky.socialBluesky4d ago6▲view on Bluesky ↗
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    Column resurfaces with climate and air-quality hashtags

    Johnston reposts the same op-ed link on Bluesky and Mastodon, tagging it with #ClimateCrisis, #Wildfires, #AQ and #IAQ.

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    Johnston shares the column, notes it is part two of series

    Johnston posts the link on Bluesky, identifying the piece as the second installment of a two-part series on wildfire smoke.

    “Second in a two-part series…”
    — Geoffrey P. Johnston
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    Johnston publishes op-ed on children and wildfire smoke

    The Kingston Whig-Standard runs Geoffrey P. Johnston's opinion column calling for measures to protect children from wildfire smoke, the second piece in a two-part series.

    1. 1 outlet first by Kingston Whig, 7d ago · read ↗

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