Public Health/Environmental Official

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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NYC municipal vehicles to test local air quality for pollution in South Bronx with mobile sensors
Jan 21, 2020

The city will start using municipal vehicles to test local air quality in the South Bronx as part of a pilot program that launched Tuesday. Five parks and sanitation vehicles ...

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How new data is helping West Oakland clear the air
Jan 21, 2020

Community groups are using California’s first-of-its-kind Community Air Protection Plan to reduce pollution in the city’s most impacted areas.

• January 21, 2020November 9, 2020 • Public Health/Environmental Official

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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