Environmental Justice
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October 23, 2025
Freeways and air quality: How close can you live to a freeway without being exposed to air pollution? Proximity to freeways increases exposure to harmful air pollutants linked to serious health risks. Vehicular air pollution can spread over a mile from its source, with disproportionate impacts on vulnerable and historically marginalized communities.
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Why both the climate change and air pollution crises are environmental justice issuesClimate change and air pollution are both global environmental crises with enormous health, economic, and environmental impacts — but also environmental justice issues.
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What makes a measurable impact on air pollution? How low-cost air sensors are enabling a new paradigm of air quality policies and interventionsAs air quality monitoring technology progresses to allow for more localized, specialized measurement of air pollutants, air quality policy has also become more targeted.
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The myriad use cases for low-cost air quality sensorsLow-cost sensors can be used in a wide range of different air quality monitoring projects, either alone or in conjunction with reference-grade air quality monitors.
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The people that power Clarity: Katie Moore, Environmental Project ManagerAs our Environmental Project Manager, Katie Moore works closely with community and environmental justice groups to ensure the success of Clarity’s air quality monitoring networks.
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How open access to air pollution data is paving the way for greater air quality awarenessAn increasing number of platforms are enabling open access to air quality data, which is important for increasing public awareness and supporting air improvement initiatives.
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The USEPA’s Enhanced Air Quality Monitoring for Communities Program: How to apply, and what it means for community ambient air quality monitoring in the United StatesWe break down the USEPA's Enhanced Air Quality Monitoring for Communities program as a key moment in recognizing the importance of community-based air quality monitoring.
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Meet Dr. Sunni Ivey: Using air quality modeling to promote environmental justiceDr. Sunni Ivey joined us for a conversation about her air quality and environmental justice research and her use of low-cost sensors to better understand human pollution exposure.
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The crucial role of environmental justice communities to improving air quality in California under AB 617Under AB 617, environmental justice communities in California can establish community monitoring networks and gather data to support policy change and community health.
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How low-cost air sensors empower economically developing nations to improve their air quality monitoring infrastructureEconomically developing countries can use low-cost sensors to leapfrog the traditional approach to air quality monitoring network design and cost-effectively measure air pollution.
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Exploring the intersection between wildfires and air quality in protecting public healthFour individuals working to improve public and environmental health through air quality monitoring reflect on the catastrophic 2020 wildfire season in Clarity’s webinar.