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Ecology outlines expanded air monitoring in 16 overburdened communities; Beacon Hill partner says data will document harms
Summary
The Department of Ecology described plans to expand monitoring in 16 overburdened communities (about 1.2 million people), deploy at least 50 portable PM2.5 sensors (SENSOA), run a $10 million snapshot study and a $10 million community grant program, while a Beacon Hill leader urged use of data to target mitigation.
The Washington State Department of Ecology told Governor Jay Inslee and attendees that it is expanding air-quality monitoring under the Climate Commitment Act to better measure pollution in 16 overburdened communities and inform local mitigation.
"We are engaging with 16 communities across Washington to improve air quality as part of the CCA environmental justice initiative," Jill Schulte, ambient air monitoring coordinator at Ecology, said during the review. She described a program that includes expanded long-term monitors, a $10 million high-resolution snapshot…
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