Concerned Citizen

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 ...

• 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.

• 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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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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Californians Turn to Low-Cost Sensors for Highly Local Air Quality Data
Nov 05, 2019

Last November, while the Camp Fire ripped through the town of Paradise, in Butte County, Bay Area residents 150 miles away choked on a thick layer of smoke carried southwest ...

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New EDF Guide: Mapping Hyperlocal Air Quality to Drive Clean Air Action
Oct 09, 2019

(COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Oct. 9, 2019) Environmental Defense Fund released a guide for cities, counties and other local organizations interested in using hyperlocal air quality data to tailor solutions for ...

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Study: Street-level air pollution increases health risk among elderly
May 15, 2018

A new study published today in the journal Environmental Health shows that differences in traffic-related air pollution are associated with higher rates of heart attacks and deaths from heart disease in the elderly. Scientists ...

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