As the skies of Los Angeles filled with smoke this week from multiple raging wildfires, many residents quickly recognized failures in local and state governments’ ability to protect them from hazardous air pollution. Community members from local COVID-19 advocacy and mutual aid groups stepped in to fill this gap, providing stockpiled respirators and information about the importance of indoor air purification during wildfires.

  • Monkey With A Shell
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    6 hours ago

    Who thought to label them a ‘covid-19 advocacy’ group? Sounds like a branch of the save the viruses foundation.

    • Optional
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      36 hours ago

      It does, that’s a super-weird word choice.