Environmentalists across the country are outraged with the President's decision to repeal longstanding regulations on air pollution.

In the White House Thursday, Feb. 12, the President and EPA administrator announced a repeal of what's called an endangerment finding, which regulates dangerous greenhouse gases.

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The study is among the first projects of the Center for Health, Energy and Environmental Research at UW-Madison. The center launched in September 2024 with a $3.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, and is aimed at exploring the effects of different types of energy generation on human health.

The study will build on work already being done to better understand air pollution and its health impacts on Milwaukee residents, like the MKE FreshAir Collective, which places air monitoring sensors in neighborhoods around the city...

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MKE FreshAir Collective analyzed data for a report so residents can learn about the air quality where they live, work and play. The report breaks down each neighborhood with graphs of daily AQI, charts tracking the number of days per month in each AQI category and a map of a half-mile radius around the sensor. 

The neighborhood snapshots have demographic data because some groups have more risk associated with being exposed to air pollution, such as..... 

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A local resident and air quality enthusiast weigh in on the local impact of wildfires in Canada and why low air quality has become a recurring part of summer in recent years. “I’ve been having this cough that I can’t get rid of,” said Milwaukee resident, Augustin Khey.

Oftentimes, vulnerable groups like the elderly or people who have asthma are..... (learn more)

The poor air quality is concerning for Langston Verdin, whose nonprofit monitors air conditions, as well as Patrick Chaves, a runner who lives with asthma.

On Wednesday, Chaves, the founder of Buena Tierra Run Club, collaborated with other running groups and vendors for Global Running Day... (learn more)

It is hard to know the extent of the health impacts the smoke has had on people in Wisconsin. But an unpublished analysis concluded that last year's smoke killed a dozen people in Milwaukee County... (read more)

Milwaukee's Mobilization: In Milwaukee, the MKE FreshAir Collective, led by Langston Verdin, tackled the silent but potent threats of industrial and vehicular pollutants. 

Armed with IQAir technology, this initiative mapped the city's air quality landscape and raised awareness about the hazards of poor air quality and its impact on asthma in children. (read more)

MANDI Awards: The MANDI Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Community Health Award aims to recognize and celebrate organizations working to eliminate health disparities through systems change right here in our community. MKE FreshAir Collective is honored to be selected as runner-up and also to have recived an unexpected, special recognition at the event. You can watch the full MANDI awards here.

Wisconsin's environment is changing faster and more dramatically than anyone expected. But there's another kind of change happening, too. Around the state, there's a growing movement to try and stop the dangerous trends before it's too late. (listen here)

TMJ4 News: “The smoke is not be going anywhere, so it’s really important to understand current air quality and know what to do when it worsens,” Langston Verdin said. Verdin is the Executive Director of MKE FreshAir Collective, a community-led air-quality monitoring project. Verdin offered up some suggestions with the unhealthy air quality advisory in place...
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IQAir Blog: Clean air advocate Langston Verdin knew that heavy concentrations of airborne industrial, commercial, and vehicle pollutants were present in some neighborhoods in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and that they were likely leading to increased asthma prevalence and asthma attacks in vulnerable populations in these neighborhoods...
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