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State-of-the-Science Data and Methods Need to Guide Place-Based Efforts to Reduce Air Pollution Inequity.
Gohlke, Julia M; Harris, Maria H; Roy, Ananya; Thompson, Tammy M; DePaola, Mindi; Alvarez, Ramón A; Anenberg, Susan C; Apte, Joshua S; Demetillo, Mary Angelique G; Dressel, Isabella M; Kerr, Gaige H; Marshall, Julian D; Nowlan, Aileen E; Patterson, Regan F; Pusede, Sally E; Southerland, Veronica A; Vogel, Sarah A.
Afiliação
  • Gohlke JM; Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
  • Harris MH; Department of Population Health Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.
  • Roy A; Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
  • Thompson TM; Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
  • DePaola M; Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
  • Alvarez RA; Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
  • Anenberg SC; Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
  • Apte JS; Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
  • Demetillo MAG; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA.
  • Dressel IM; School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA.
  • Kerr GH; Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
  • Marshall JD; Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
  • Nowlan AE; Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
  • Patterson RF; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
  • Pusede SE; Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
  • Southerland VA; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • Vogel SA; Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Environ Health Perspect ; 131(12): 125003, 2023 Dec.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38109120
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Recently enacted environmental justice policies in the United States at the state and federal level emphasize addressing place-based inequities, including persistent disparities in air pollution exposure and associated health impacts. Advances in air quality measurement, models, and analytic methods have demonstrated the importance of finer-scale data and analysis in accurately quantifying the extent of inequity in intraurban pollution exposure, although the necessary degree of spatial resolution remains a complex and context-dependent question.

OBJECTIVE:

The objectives of this commentary were to a) discuss ways to maximize and evaluate the effectiveness of efforts to reduce air pollution disparities, and b) argue that environmental regulators must employ improved methods to project, measure, and track the distributional impacts of new policies at finer geographic and temporal scales.

DISCUSSION:

The historic federal investments from the Inflation Reduction Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the Biden Administration's commitment to Justice40 present an unprecedented opportunity to advance climate and energy policies that deliver real reductions in pollution-related health inequities. In our opinion, scientists, advocates, policymakers, and implementing agencies must work together to harness critical advances in air quality measurements, models, and analytic methods to ensure success. https//doi.org/10.1289/EHP13063.
Assuntos

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Poluição do Ar Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Poluição do Ar Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article