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Some Move For Work Or Family. These Fresno Residents Want To Escape The Air

When buying a house, everyone’s motivation is different—maybe it’s the desire to start a family, or to start a new job in a new city. Today, we report on a people who move out of the Valley for an entirely different reason—one that’s related to the Valley’s ozone concentrations, which have been creeping higher as the temperature has risen. Judy Eymann-Taylor is packing. She picks up a gold picture frame leaning against a wall and gingerly cushions it in bubble wrap. “This is a photo that’s almost 40 years old now,” she says. In a few weeks, she and her husband John Taylor will load this and everything else in their Fresno home onto a moving truck bound for Utah. “We are keeping the bubble wrap company in business,” she laughs. But she has to stop packing when her husband, who’s been coughing in another room, walks stiffly into the kitchen. “I’m having an asthma attack right now,” he wheezes. “You don’t sound good,” she agrees, as he pulls out his rescue inhaler. About 15 minutes later,
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