by Chad Carwein Universities regularly undergo construction to address the needs of the community and improve the education and training they provide. Every day, individuals from all walks of life visit university campuses. It may be for their own education, to attend a campus event, or to go to...
Press Release from the Southern Environmental Law Center FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2020 CONTACT Mike Mather, SELC Communications; (434) 977-4090 or cell/text (434) 333-9464; [email protected] LAWSUIT: GOVERNMENT ILLEGALLY “CUT CORNERS” TO RAM THROUGH NEPA CHANGES The White House rewrite will mask pollution’s full harm to communities, environment CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA —...
MAHA’s support helps protect health of Fairfield Harbour community by Rachel McIntosh-Kastrinsky “We couldn’t have accomplished this without [MAHA’s] invaluable insight, help, and support,” said Cindy Pellegrini. In the summer of 2018, Medical Advocates for Healthy Air (MAHA) received a request for help from Cindy Pellegrini, a resident of Fairfield...
by June Blotnick Today marks the beginning of National Air Quality Awareness Week sponsored by the EPA, the CDC, and other partners. The theme this year is Better Air, Better Health and the goal is to promote air quality awareness and encourage people to check the Air Quality Index (AQI)...
by Calvin Cupini Equipped with air quality sensors, Charlotte’s Historic West End is trying to reverse decades of environmental injustice. During the separate-and-unequal era of Jim Crow segregation, African American neighborhoods all over the country faced racially targeted land-use decisions. These policies pushed communities into areas with fewer resources that...
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