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Nat M. Zorach June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 0 Comments air quality, air quality index, canadian wildfires, direct primary care, environment, paul thomas, plum health corktown, plum health dpc, pm10, pm2.5, pollen, pollen and climate change, pollen count, public health, respiratory illness, wildfire smoke, wildfires, wildfires and climate change

Detroit Hospitals: Wildfire Smoke Likely Exacerbating Respiratory Illness.

Everything you needed to know about the poor air quality in Southeast Michigan, including pollen vs. particulates and other clean air act pollutants.

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Climate Environment

Nat M. Zorach May 23, 2023May 23, 2023 0 Comments air pollution, air quality, albedo, alberta, aqi, carbon dioxide, climate, climate change, danielle smith, environment, forest fires, fort mcmurray, global dimming, greta thunberg, indigenous and first nations, indigenous peoples, outdoor air quality, particulate, particulate emissions, public health, rachel notley, respiratory illness, the texas of canada, think global act local, wildfires

Hazy Air, Coughing? Don’t Worry. That’s Just The Latest Apocalypse!

Tuesday morning coffee thoughts. On our long drive back to M*ch*g*n from Pennsylvania/Delaware yesterday, I started reading snippets on the

Environment Public Health

Nat M. Zorach April 14, 2023April 14, 2023 0 Comments air pollution, air quality, air quality index, aqi, business-friendly regulatory environment, california, conservation, electric vehicles, environmental justice, IAQ, nitric oxide, nitrogen oxides, nitrous oxides, NOx, ozone, ozone action, ozone action day, ozone action days, particulate emissions, particulates, pollution, public health, tailpipe emissions, VOC, VOCs

What IS An Ozone Action Day, Anyway?! I Thought We Fixed The Ozone!

Summer has arrived early in Michigan (woo hoo, climate change!) and we’ve already braved not one, but two– count ’em- ozone action days. A little bit more about what these are and why we should pay attention.

Business & Economics Culture & Language Environment

Nat M. Zorach March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 0 Comments air quality, air quality index, ambassador bridge, aqi, car inspections, car ownership, carbon, carbon footprint, cars, climate change, conservation, consumption, energy waste reduction, exxonmobil, garbage, incinerator, mobility justice, mobility poverty, MPSC, municipal solid waste, pollution, recycling, recycling bin, refuse, Regulation, resources, saudi aramco, single-stream recycling, solid waste, transportation justice, transportation poverty, trash, vehicles, waste

100 Corporations Produce 71% of Carbon Emissions. But Who Buys Their Products?

LIVING IN SOUTHWEST DETROIT, A STONE’S THROW FROM THE AMBASSADOR BRIDGE, I AM ACCUSTOMED to having to wipe off the

Construction Public Health

Nat M. Zorach July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 0 Comments air quality, ASHRAE, building envelope, building science, coronavirus, covid, covid pandemic, energy efficiency, hers, HVAC, IAQ, indoor air quality, Kevin McNeely, LEED, mcneely building group, ultraviolet, UV light

Indoor Air Quality and COVID

Green building is increasingly focusing less on hi-tech lightbulbs alone and more on a holistic building that is not only

Nat M. Zorach October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 0 Comments air quality, ambassador bridge, aqi, environmental regulation, hubbard farms, marathon refinery, matty moroun, mexicantown, policy, Regulation, southwest detroit, US Steel, Zug Island

Ode on Michigan’s Business-Friendly Regulatory Environment

One day, I’d like to sit on my front steps with a cup of coffee, breathe deeply, and not catch

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