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Air Pollution
Why Detroit Could Be the Engine for the Green New Deal
The largest city in Michigan exhibits all of the problems the framework is meant to heal.
As Chicago Coal Plant Cleanup Proceeds, Residents Demand Air Pollution Monitors
The Crawford coal plant is a symbol of environmental injustice in a low-income residential neighborhood.
Environmental Activists Claim Victory After Detroit Incinerator Closes
Residents of the majority Black neighborhood surrounding the plant had long fought for its closure.
Trump Appointed Fossil Fuel Insiders to Federal Agencies. It’s Backfiring.
EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler, a former coal lobbyist, is facing ethics complaints.
Air Pollution Causes Up to 33 Million ER Visits for Asthma Annually
A new study is the first to look at the global asthma burden's connection to dirty air.
What Air Pollution and Police Violence Have in Common
Established politicians fail to grasp that the most critical issues facing most Americans are linked.
Increased Deaths and Illnesses From Inhaling Airborne Dust: An Understudied Impact of Climate Change
Rising fine dust levels due to climate change could increase premature deaths by 130 percent in the US Southwest.
A New Network of High-Res Cameras Is Monitoring Pittsburgh’s Air Pollution in Real Time
Researchers are helping health officials crack down on some of the region's biggest polluters.
Clean Air Is Good for Your Health and Good for the Economy
Improving air quality could improve social mobility as well.
Trump’s Dirty Energy Policies Face Backlash in States Across the Country
Trump is undoing Obama's climate policies, but much of the country is moving in the opposite direction.