by Jilisa Milton | Dec 10, 2024 | Clean Air Journal
This year, we celebrate a pivotal moment in the history of environmental protection: the anniversary of the Clean Air Act. Signed into law on December 31,1970, this landmark legislation transformed the way our nation combats air pollution, prioritizing the health and...
by Madison Naves | Nov 6, 2024 | Clean Air Journal
On October 10th, I had the opportunity to attend GASP’s first-ever Smoke School training! Brad Singleton and his father, Fred Singleton, from Singleton Smoke School led the educational training. It was an immersive, four-hour session focused on training participants...
by Perry Dowell | Oct 3, 2024 | Clean Air Journal
Birmingham has a long history of air pollution known for harming its own residentsvand communities while contributing to global climate change. In this article, I’d like to address how local air quality is both an issue of public health and climate change. First,...
by Nisha Sharma | Aug 15, 2023 | Clean Air Journal
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. These minute...
by Blake Ells | Aug 29, 2022 | Community Chronicles
Welcome to Community Chronicles. This series will feature subjects that have stories from Birmingham and beyond. They will focus on how environmental change affects everyday people within our communities. Tales will concentrate on individual efforts through advocacy...