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BeckyDem

(8,361 posts)
Sat Jun 8, 2019, 07:11 AM Jun 2019

EcoSense for Living: Do We Still Need the Clean Air Act?

( I never heard of this account before, I found it horrifying. People literally just dropping dead from pollution. )

View PBS's EcoSense for Living season 3 episode, "Do We Still Need the Clean Air Act?" The film takes us back in time to mid-century Donora, Pennsylvania where a tragic toxic air incident led to the Clean Air Act. Next we meet mothers from Moms Clean Air Force who examine sources of air pollution and discuss how to guard children’s health from chemicals associated with fracking. An Orlando artist and engineer uses paintings to express concern about a nearby power plant. Lastly, transportation options like electric cars, evolving attitudes about carpooling and rideshares spur discussion.

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