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Posts Tagged ‘AB 617’

Oakland’s air quality problem: Can first-of-its-kind legislation solve it?

By Casey Smith | December 11, 2018

East and West Oakland have an air quality problem. In fact, children living there are diagnosed with asthma at twice the national rate. But a first-of-it’s-kind legislation for environmental justice, AB 617, is trying to fix this.

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West Oakland slated to benefit from plan to reduce air pollution

By Casey Smith | September 24, 2018 | 2
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Ten communities from around the state are being selected for the deployment of air monitoring systems and community emissions reduction programs.

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Low-cost air quality sensors could be coming to Oakland residents

By Shuang Li | September 20, 2018
Clarity Co-founder Deepak Talwar examines a Node-S device. Photo courtesy of Clarity.

Representatives from government agencies, universities, industry and environmental nonprofits gathered in Oakland to talk about low-cost air quality sensors and what they can do.

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