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Fight for Cleaner Air in the Bronx

Cecelia Paladino

October 01, 2018 |

The Innovator |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The New York-based organization, Sustainable South Bronx, is working to reverse the public health effects, namely asthma, that poor air quality has caused. The initiative works to educate residents about the environmental hazards they face while also working to reverse those hazards with projects like reflective roof coatings. With pollution disproportionately affecting low-income communities, the city too is taking steps toward reducing emissions in these areas.

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