Clean Air Journal

COMMUNITY CHRONICLES #7 Linda Carr (Harriman Park)

COMMUNITY CHRONICLES #7 Linda Carr (Harriman Park)

Linda Carr lived in the Harriman Park neighborhood long enough to see the street she grew up on transform from Huntsville Row into Shuttlesworth Drive in 1988. The street was renamed to honor Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, a prominent leader during the Civil Rights Movement and a founder of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (ACMHR). This transformation symbolized a shift in recognition, yet the legacy of environmental degradation persisted.

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GASP Seeking: Fresh Voices For Clean Air 2023-2024 School Year

GASP Seeking: Fresh Voices For Clean Air 2023-2024 School Year

“The students loved hearing from a wide variety of guest speakers, and those speakers valued interacting with the students even more,” GASP educator Laura Kuster said. “It’s inspiring to engage in conversations about air quality and the environment with our Fresh Voices participants, and I often think back to their perspectives and insights while doing my work.”

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The Real Dangers of PARTICULATE MATTER 2.5

The Real Dangers of PARTICULATE MATTER 2.5

The air quality we breathe has become an increasingly pressing issue in today’s world of fast industrialization. Although we may be mindful of air pollutants like smog and automobile emissions, particulate matter (PM2.5) poses an invisible hazard.

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