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Our monthly newsletter, "Particulate Matters," went out today. It shows that #COVID19 isn't an equalizer at all. Here's what's inside.
A new study from @HarvardChanSPH finds compelling evidence that long-term exposure to air pollution could make the #coronavirus deadlier. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/climate/air-pollution-coronavirus-covid.html
The #pandemic, as Dr. Anthony Fauci said, is "shining a bright light" on what @HoustonHealth's health authority, Dr. David Persse, called "decades of disparities" in pollution exposures, community health and the quality of medical care. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/black-lives-suffer-worst-coronavirus-doctor-hou-15186952.php
In Michigan, @benwallacewells writes in the @NewYorker, black Americans represent 41 percent of #COVID19 deaths but just 14 percent of the population. https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-coronavirus-and-inequality-meet-in-detroit
In Houston, @AdrianGarciaHTX tells @sophiekasakove, that virus "accentuates the challenges the community has.” His precinct, home to many refineries, has one of the highest uninsured rates and the highest rate of asthma in the city. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pke94n/cancer-alley-has-some-of-the-highest-coronavirus-death-rates-in-the-country
This is why it's the worst possible time for the @EPA to suspend reporting and monitoring requirements and let polluters regulate themselves. Texans know, write Bridgette Murray and @EnvDefenseFund's Elena Craft, that that doesn't work. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/EPA-s-roll-back-of-clean-air-regulations-will-15186963.php
While @GovAbbott is "dithering," writes @EricaGrieder, and his @TCEQ is saying it will exercise "discretion" with pollution control, we need our institutions to be strong and not abdicate their missions to protect our health and safety. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/columnists/grieder/article/abbott-coronavirus-crisis-texas-costly-covid-19-15178348.php
Here, using @JvionHealth and @EPA tools, @eoneil83 shows where health and safety could be prioritized with a visualization of how elevated ozone pollution can be overlaid with increased risk from the #coronavirus in Harris County.
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