News about pollution

Sacramento region gets an F for air quality. www.sacbee.com/news/local/article288012775.html Air quality regulators greenlight Caltrans highway expansion that will increase diesel truck traffic. www.davisenterprise.com/news/epa-fhwa-allow-i-80-project-to-proceed/article_42fac388-072e-11ef-8fe5-37292946bb88.html

In the 2024 @LungAssociation's “State of the Air” report, researchers found that more than a third of all Americans -- or about 131 million people -- are living in communities with unhealthy levels of air pollution. insideclimatenews.org/news/24042024/hazardous-state-of-the-air/ #AirQuality #PublicHealth

The 2024 #StateOfTheAir showed that millions in the US live with unhealthy air, but we don't need to be in this situation. "We have the technology, we have the federal investment to get on renewables. What we need now is the political will." @LisaPatelMD www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/131-million-us-live-areas-unhealthy-pollution-levels-lung-association-rcna148795

Albert Presto spoke to The Guardian about why people of color are more than twice as likely to live in counties with failing air quality. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/24/air-quality-pollution-unhealthy