In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Clean Air Carolina has decided to be cautious, follow the lead of others and cancel all our upcoming Clean Air Carolina events, including the 2020 NC BREATHE conference, all Particle Falls programming, and Making Air Visible. All...
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by Rachel McIntosh-Kastrinsky Update: 2020 NC BREATHE Conference Canceled The theme of the 2020 NC BREATHE Conference (Health, Equity, and the Climate Crisis in North Carolina) arose from the conference proceedings and participant discussions of 2019 NC BREATHE....
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by Daniel Parkhurst Clean Air Carolina says goodbye to Policy Manager Daniel Parkhurst. Working for a nonprofit can be challenging. Often you feel like a scrappy bunch of idealists working against institutions and companies with hundreds of times the staff and...
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by Dr. Aaron Levy Climate change and air pollution affect everyone. But children, the elderly, and those with chronic illnesses like asthma are most vulnerable to the negative consequences. We often can’t see the impact air quality has on children’s health, making it...
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by Andrew Whelan After four years, Clean Air Carolina is bringing Particle Falls back to Charlotte! This dramatic installation by environmental artist Andrea Polli bridges art and science to raise public awareness of what we're breathing. Particle Falls visually...
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by Jessica Jones “We are a community of learners, who through relationships are building awareness of environmental, racial, social, and economic inequities. This knowledge inspires us to serve with our communities to advocate, to heal, and to 'lift as we climb.'" I...
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by Rachel McIntosh-Kastrinsky Update: 2020 NC BREATHE Conference Canceled The sixth annual NC BREATHE Conference is less than two months away! 2020 NC BREATHE will provide an interactive forum for health professionals, researchers, communities, policymakers, and...
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by Rachel McIntosh-Kastrinsky Over the past couple of years, the EPA has proposed rules that would harm human health, exacerbate climate change, and worsen air pollution, all in direct contradiction to their mission. Thanks to the hard work of concerned citizens,...
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by Calvin Cupini Low cost, high impact: How access to sensors is changing everything in air quality research. Air Quality: It's About Us The ways we hear about air pollution can make us think it's not about us. Large industrial stacks, smokey skies, and cities far...
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Wood Pellets and Climate Change the Focus of New N&O Series by Andrew Whelan This week the Raleigh News & Observer ran a series of stories that examined the environmental and health impacts of North Carolina's wood pellet industry. Clean Air Carolina spoke...
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