On Thursday, October 8th, Citizen Science Manager Calvin Cupini delivered a crash course on air quality and public health concerns of particulate matter (PM) and ground-level ozone to members of the Graduate Public Health Association (GPHA) at UNC Charlotte. Air...
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Kimberly Price took a deep breath before blowing through a stirring straw. Immediately she noticed how challenging it was to breathe. The narrow straw illustrated the difficulty of breathing during an asthma attack. Neasha Graves from the University of North...
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Biomass Energy in NC On Saturday, September 29th, Clean Air Carolina staff traveled to Wilmington, NC for the first ever Wood Pellet Forum. The event was a special meeting of stakeholders, advocates, economists, scientists and the general public focusing on the...
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"Union County is one of the fastest growing counties in the state, filled with new developments, traffic, and businesses sprouting up on every corner. One of the concerns of all that sprawl and development is that the once quiet, peaceful rural areas will soon become...
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Growing up in the 1960’s Civil Rights era I speak as an advocate for justice and equality, I see every day as an opportunity to create the compassionate world we want to live in. As a writer, I feel it is my obligation to hold a mirror up to the world to remind us to...
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As a class of graduate students studying environmental policy, we were thrilled to have the opportunity to hear from Mr. Terry Lansdell of Clean Air Carolina at Appalachian State University. He was able to provide an inside perspective on the issues surrounding air...
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Clean Air Carolina hosted its first AirKeepers Launch breakfast in Durham on September 20. In attendance were air quality researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State University, representatives from Durham City/County and NC Division of Public Health, and clean air...
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The American Lung Association sent a letter calling for strong clean cars and standards to protect public health from air pollution and climate change. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration need to hear from...
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In a big win for climate and clean air, the Federal Highway Administration today responded to a lawsuit brought by environmental groups by reinstating a federal rule requiring state and local planners to account for and curb carbon pollution from cars and trucks on...
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Citizen Scientist Blog William H. Schlesinger is one of the nation’s leading ecologists and earth scientists and a passionate advocate for translating science for lay audiences. A member of the National Academy of Sciences, he has served as dean of the Nicholas School...
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