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Running in Bad Air Quality: Be Air Pollution Smart | BreezoMeter

Breezometer

The reason is simple: air pollution. What Air Quality Is Considered ‘Safe’ For Running? Our understanding of air pollution and its health impact is constantly updating. Poor air quality near Wimbledon, England 03.22.22 Running in Air Pollution. via BreezoMeter. Our simple answer here is no.

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Clean Air Day: Air Pollution Exposure Impact Starts Earlier Than You Think

Breezometer

Air quality awareness is growing, but many are still oblivious to the long-lasting consequences of pollution exposure in early life. As this year’s Clean Air Day 2021 focuses on children, let's explore the air quality impact in early life and examine how both businesses and individuals can take action against unhealthy air.

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The State of the Air in 2024? Not Great

Union of Concerned Scientists

Since its inception, the report has effectively heightened the awareness of some hazardous air pollutants, and engaged the public, media, advocates, and policymakers in the ongoing fight against air pollution. The air quality for this report was calculated using data reviewed by EPA from 2020, 2021, and 2022.

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2021-2022 California Environmental Legislation: What’s Been Enacted?

Legal Planet

To meet these goals, the state is facilitating burgeoning carbon capture and sequestration (or storage) (CCS) technologies that capture carbon from point sources to store, as well as carbon dioxide removal (CDR), which removes carbon from the atmosphere. The post 2021-2022 California Environmental Legislation: What’s Been Enacted?

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Replacing California’s Oldest and Dirtiest Cars Will Save Money and Lives

Union of Concerned Scientists

As early as 1966 , the state began to take regulatory action to reduce pollution from passenger cars and trucks. As a result of continuing progress on regulations, the air-polluting emissions of new passenger vehicles currently for sale are thankfully much lower than those of older vehicles. Combining the PM 2.5

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Climate impacts of the #IRA

Real Climate

This is an historic effort though it falls short of the broader ‘ Green New Deal ‘ goals that were proposed in 2019, and doesn’t include all of the elements that were in the proposed 2021 reconcilliation package (the American Jobs Plan in “ Build Back Better “) that ultimately floundered.

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Allegheny County Health Dept. Releases Air Quality Annual Review Covering 2021

PA Environment Daily

On August 15, the Allegheny County Health Department released an Air Quality Annual Review covering accomplishments in 2021. Bogen wrote this introduction to the report-- In 2021, ACHD expanded and implemented new technology and programs and completed some long-term studies that will inform our future. Dr. Debra L.

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