FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 27, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT Andrew Whelan, CleanAIRE NC, (919) 408-7031, [email protected] NC BREATHE Report  Highlights Strategies and Recommendations for Climate Justice and Healthier Communities in North Carolina CHARLOTTE, N.C. — This week CleanAIRE NC released a report reviewing and highlighting the key themes that arose from their 2023 NC BREATHE Conference,...

The CDC’s National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program is hosting the eighth annual Tracking Awareness Week from Monday, July 17 to Friday, July 21. This year’s theme is “Data for Action.”  What Is Tracking Awareness Week? National Tracking Awareness Week is dedicated to bringing national attention to environmental health issues by connecting a network of...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT Andrew Whelan, CleanAIRE NC, (919) 408-7031, [email protected] CleanAIRE NC Strongly Supports the EPA’s Proposed Limits on Power Plant Emissions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — We applaud Secretary Regan and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for moving to strengthen climate standards on our nation’s power plants. After decades of delayed...

by Marina Courtney Many things contribute to air pollution, including motor vehicles, fossil fuel combustion, and industrial facilities. However, the one thing they all have in common is human activity.  The societal “big hair” trends from a few decades ago are a telling example. Excessive use of hairspray aerosols containing chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs,...