


All parents do this - superimpose their own childhoods onto their children’s - and parents are wrong. When I got pregnant, we talked about the things we wanted to do with our kids: camping in the Wallowas, biking down the Oregon coast, kayaking in the Columbia River and hiking on Mount Hood. My husband and I grew up in Oregon and spent our summers camping, playing pickup basketball and biking with our friends. Twenty-four of the top 25 worst cities with particulate matter pollution are on the West Coast. Over 40 percent of Americans live in areas with hazardous air quality levels, and that number is growing with each fire season. Climate scientists estimate that the frequency of large wildfires could increase by over 30 percent in the next 30 years and over 50 percent in the next 80 years, thanks in large part to drought and extreme heat caused by climate change. Scientists don’t know what will happen to our children, who are growing up exposed to wildfire smoke summer after summer after summer, for weeks at a time.Īnd it will only get worse. Smoke is made up of tiny particles that burrow deep into your lungs and pass into your bloodstream. But there is no amount of wildfire smoke that is safe to breathe. Above 50 is considered “acceptable.” Above 100 is considered “unhealthy for sensitive groups” like children and the elderly. I looked down at my phone to check the air quality index: A.Q.I. Next to us, our toddler banged his shovel against his sand bucket. “We can’t keep them indoors,” my husband replied. “We can’t let the kids go outdoors,” I said. The lake was barely visible through a curtain of haze that blocked the sun and turned everything sepia-colored. I slid open the balcony door and the smell of a bonfire came rushing in. Overnight, the wind had brought wildfire smoke from fires in Idaho and Montana. We were at Lake Chelan in Washington, on our first big post-pandemic vacation, with our 3-year-old and our 6-week-old baby. You can check out “We Outside” on Spotify and other digital streaming platforms via One Umbrella Records.On Labor Day, my husband and I stood at the sliding glass door to our hotel room balcony, staring out at smoky skies. Playboy was released earlier this year, and has received over 30 million global streams to date.

We Outside was released on Tuesday and follows Tory’s previous R&B capsule, Playboy. “MY BIRTHDAY IS 12 AM …… IM DROPPING A 5 SONG CAPSULE TOMORROW CALLED #WeOutsideCapsule !!!!! HAPPY U DAY UMBRELLAS” Tory made the surprise announcement through social media, serving as a birthday gift to fans. However, little did fans know that the single was actually teasing his latest capsule-a five track EP called We Outside. It reached YouTube’s trending list for music, and has brought in over 5.7 million views to date. The single featured production from GodBoyDinero and FOREVEROLLING, as well as visuals powered by Christian Breslauer / The Lucky Bastards, Inc. On July 26th 2021, Tory enlisted Kodak Black for his new single “Grah Tah Tah,” which opened with attention grabbing bars: Following his impressive return to Hot 97 with Funkmaster Flex just last week-as well as his Rolling Loud performance last weekend- Tory Lanez continues to keep fans on high alert by garnering headlines and dropping new releases.
