"We see
sicker people with more serious problems (during grass burning season)
- it's undeniable. The industry's attempt to pooh-pooh this is like
tobacco companies trying to deny their impact on health."
Dr. David York
Lung Specialist
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
March 23, 1996
"There's just too much at risk to
continue the burning. Grass field burning in North Idaho must stop
and alternative solutions found that will not harm the health of our
citizens."
Dr. Joyce Gilbert
Pediatrician
Sandpoint, Idaho
November 5, 2001
"For too many years this practice
has adversely affected the health of citizens in our community and
in outlying areas. Each summer we have seen our patients with lung
and upper respiratory ailments suffer from the heavy smoke produced
by grass field burning. We are now calling for an immediate end to
this health hazard."
Excerpt from a September 24, 2001 letter
Signed by 30 physicians in
Bonner County, Idaho |
