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Advocates press Somerville to fund air‑filtration pilot for residents near I‑93, citing local studies
Summary
At the June 3 finance committee public hearing, residents and environmental advocates asked the council to include a Councilor McLaughlin–proposed pilot to provide personal air filtration systems to residents near I‑93, citing local health studies showing measurable benefits.
Residents and environmental advocates urged the Somerville City Council Finance Committee on June 3 to include a pilot program in the FY2026 budget to provide personal air filtration systems for residents living near Interstate 93 and Route 38.
Weg (Wig) Zamor, who said he has worked on air pollution studies in Somerville since 2008, told the committee that peer‑reviewed work and NIH‑funded research show measurable cardiovascular and inflammatory impacts among residents living near the highway corridor. “We showed, without question, that those who lived within 100 meters of I‑93 and Route 38 in Somerville had…
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