American Thoracic Society and New York University study documents the number of deaths and serious illnesses attributed to poor air quality for hundreds of zip codes throughout the United...Read more
...Delhi is cursed with poor geography as far as air pollution is concerned. The capital city lies to the north-east of the Thar Desert, to the north-west of the central plains and to the south-west of the Himalayas. As winds arrive from the coasts, bringing with them pollutants picked up...Read more
Data for this article was collected from city council member interviews, advocacy group interviews, EPA documents (2013 toxic release tables), and the American Lung Association statistics. The...Read more
The North District typically contains the neighborhoods of Fairhill, West Fairhill, St. Hugh, Tioga, Alleghany West, Nicetown, Hunting Park, Juniata Park, Harrowgate, Feltonville, and a portion of...Read more
Philadelphia is extremely developed, and thus is full of concrete. The large amount of concrete prevents vegetation from growing as wildly as it would if the concrete was not rampant. So, although...Read more
The "large-scale polluters poisoned Philadelphia’s air and water with lead and other toxic emissions, and their cumulative impact had especially bad effects on low-wealth communities." ...Read more
When talking about the do-it-yourself (DIY) air purifiers and monitors developed by students, the Renwu teaching team emphasizes the small scale of the solution compared to "the problem of large–...Read more
