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Public health
fromThe Mercury News
2 days ago

How a new system of drones and low-cost sensors can protect communities from air pollution

Pajaro Valley farmworkers face significant air pollution risks, prompting local sensor installations to signal when outdoor air is unsafe.
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

The Volunteers Tracking ICE in Los Angeles

Back in June, Chiland, a Los Angeles public-school teacher, heard rumors that National Guard troops were being marshalled on Terminal Island in preparation to arrest anti-ICE demonstrators across the city. This inspired Chiland and his wife, Maya Suzuki Daniels, to co-found the Harbor Area Peace Patrol, a group of community activists that track the movements of immigration authorities around Los Angeles.
US politics
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

US Latinos mobilize to monitor and improve local air quality: We have to fix it'

Latino communities are increasingly installing local air quality sensors after discovering significant pollution from nearby traffic and industrial sources amid regulatory rollbacks.
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