Public Health Air Quality Act Would Protect Public Health with Better Air Pollution Data for All
Jul 29, 2020

(Washington, D.C. – July 29, 2020) Today a bicameral group of Members of Congress introduced the Public Health Air Quality Act of 2020, a bill that would strengthen air pollution ...

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Pandemic exposes need for cities to improve air pollution data collection to protect public health
Jul 15, 2020

New evidence shows the same people who have lived with polluted air for decades are at increased risk for severe illness from Coronavirus, underscoring the importance for cities across the ...

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• July 15, 2020November 9, 2020 • Academic, Community Organizer, Concerned Citizen, Government Official/Policymaker, Public Health/Environmental Official

Why now is the moment for cities around the world to act decisively on air pollution
Jun 30, 2020

The improvements in air quality seen during the COVID-19 lockdown have shown individuals and policymakers what is possible and could open the door to reinvigorated efforts to address pollution.

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• June 30, 2020November 9, 2020 • Community Organizer, Concerned Citizen, Government Official/Policymaker, Public Health/Environmental Official

Hurricanes Coming: Protecting Black and Brown Neighborhoods from a “Triple Whammy”
Jun 17, 2020

Whether it’s a virus or a hurricane, an explosion or chemical disaster, the more we know about the threats communities face, the more we will be able to understand how ...

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• June 17, 2020November 9, 2020 • Academic, Community Organizer, Concerned Citizen, Government Official/Policymaker, Monitoring, Public Health/Environmental Official, USA

West Oakland Environmental Justice Leaders on What’s Changed, What Hasn’t in the Neighborhood
Apr 28, 2020

In the early 1990s, West Oakland resident Ms. Margaret Gordon, as she likes to be called, worked at the neighborhood elementary school. When she was in the nurse’s office, something ...

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After years of progress, the number of Americans breathing polluted air is rising, report says
Apr 24, 2020

More Americans are breathing air that will make them sick, according to the American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air report. The country had been making progress in cleaning up air ...

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The truth about coronavirus, air pollution and our health
Apr 07, 2020

The impact of the dangerous combination of air pollution and the Coronavirus pandemic will not only hurt individuals, but could be an additional burden on our already overloaded healthcare system.

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• April 7, 2020November 9, 2020 • Academic, Community Organizer, Concerned Citizen, Government Official/Policymaker, Public Health/Environmental Official, USA

EPA Is Jamming Through Rollbacks That Could Increase Coronavirus Deaths
Mar 31, 2020

While health experts around the country are focused on containing the spread of the coronavirus, the Environmental Protection Agency is making changes that could both worsen the impact of the ...

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One Breath Partnership: ‘You can learn faith’: A conversation with Moms Clean Air Force Director Heather McTeer Toney
Jan 25, 2020

You might have seen Heather McTeer Toney on Capitol Hill in a red winter coat, marching with Jane Fonda and Gloria Steinem and other climate advocates on a #FireDrillFriday in ...

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• January 25, 2020November 9, 2020 • Community Organizer, Partners

Worried about the air quality, Pleasantville residents established one of a kind in Texas community-run monitoring network
Jan 07, 2020

The warehouse fire of 1995. That’s the first thing many in Pleasantville point to when asked about air quality in the historic neighborhood east of downtown Houston. It was June ...

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