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The air we breathe is harming us. Here’s what we can do about it.

Environmental Defense Fund·@HashtagPLUS·about 1 month ago
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By  Amanda Leland , Executive Director Let me tell you about some people who are really struggling with the poor air quality these days — and what we can do to help them. Liam Moore is a 4-year-old boy who lives in an East Las Vegas neighborhood that is home to many Latinos like him and his mom, Cinthia. There’s little green space or shade in their community, which is near two major freeways. That produces tons of air pollution, made worse by drifting smoke from the western wildfires that are exacerbated by climate change. The air we breathe is in trouble — and so are we — but there are steps we can take to make it better. Why climate change means more air pollution If Liam goes out to play when the air quality is poor, he has trouble breathing and gets skin rashes. His mom, a field organizer with Moms Clean Air Force , knows that Latino children are 40% more likely to die from asthma than their white counterparts. She often keeps Liam indoors and uses air filters to purify the air inside.…

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