Is it Safe to Go Outdoors?
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How are cyclists jonesing for a ride supposed to make sense of air quality readings that don't seem to match what they see in the sky?
Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Air Quality
COVID Cut Car Pollution Less in Low-Income Communities
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Fine-particle air pollution has decreased across the US, but poor and minority communities are still the most polluted
Moreno Valley Hopes to Buy Its Way Out of Reducing Emissions from Proposed Megawarehouse
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The developer and city have claimed variously that: they do not have to estimate, analyze, or manage emissions because CA cap-and-trade program is responsible; then, that they would buy offsets through CA's cap-and-trade program; then, that they would buy offsets on the international market.
Car Pollution Makes Us More Vulnerable to COVID-19
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COVID-19 is a killer. But it has an accomplice: car culture.
Study: Highway Pollution Exposure Could Be Linked to Higher COVID-19 Death Rates
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In California, the people living next to highways, major roads, and polluting industries--and thus subjected to higher levels of pollution--tend to be low-income communities of color.
TransForm: California Needs More Housing, It Needs to Be Near Transit, and It Must Be Affordable
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Upzoning is necessary, but doing it without adequate anti-displacement and affordability requirements puts upward pressure on areas near transit, creating a whole cascade of unwanted effects.