Yes, we need to move away from internal combustion engine vehicles ASAP for the #environment and for #publichealth . But until we address our grid’s capacity & reliability issues, we’ll never be able to handle all the EVs and appliances that need power. studyfinds.org/electric-cars-…

In the “1 Step Forward, 2 Steps Back” Dept: Researchers estimate 127 million metric tons (mmt) of CO₂ equivalent were released by California’s 2020 wildfires. That’s almost twice the 65 mmt of CO₂ reductions achieved over the previous 18 yrs combined! latimes.com/california/sto…

The 6th night. #ChagSameah #HappyChanukah #ShabbatShalom

Join me Feb 28 as I sit down with CARB Chair Liane Randolph as part of Breathe Southern California's new speaker series. We'll start w/a #networking reception, then I'll chat with the Chair, followed by audience Q&A. Tickets: breathesocal.org/cwc To sponsor: bit.ly/2023CWCSponsor…

What an amazing concept: Stop #BigTobacco from addicting a new generation to #tobacco by banning sale of tobacco to everyone born after 2006 forever. #Breatheeasier #stophookingkids #ecigarettes #vaping hightimes.com/news/californi…

Was Monet’s impressionism actually just a realistic portrayal of polluted skies? #AirPollution #CleanAir #ClaudeMonet #art #impressionism #haze www-cnn-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.cnn.co…

Good news for Southern Californians as U.S. EPA⁩ will grant California a waiver to adopt stricter tailpipe emission rules for #diesel #trucks. #EndDieselNow ⁦Breathe Southern California⁩ #EnvironmentalJustice #BreatheEasier washingtonpost.com/climate-soluti…

⁦U.S. EPA⁩ can ignore #wildfire #smoke as an “exceptional event” even though it is becoming “less and less exceptional.” But why aren’t regulators doing much re wildfires and the harmful #air they create? #cleanair #breatheeasier #publichealth #breathe kqed.org/news/11950351/…

Underdiagnosing #lung disease in black men due to algorithms that were based on the faulty belief that black men were less prone to #lungdisease. #lunghealth #pulmonary #respiratory #breatheeasier #publichealth #healthequity ⁦Breathe Southern California⁩ washingtonpost.com/health/2023/06…

The makers of #inhalers keep prices so high because they play games with #patents, while doing little #innovation on the common devices used to manage #asthma and #COPD. #publichealth #lungs #respiratory #pulmonary #emphysema ⁦⁦Emphysema Foundation of America⁩ washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…

Oh, nuts!! torontosun.com/health/vaping-…

Join Breathe Southern California for an amazing #WhiskeyTasting event in #DTLA on Thurs, Sept. 28. Tickets include dinner, tastings of over 180 whiskeys, bourbons & cognacs, entertainment, and more. Info and tix at bit.ly/BSCWhiskeyNite #whiskey #nightout #fundraiser #whiskeyandbarrelnite

Do you think they realize POS has another meaning besides Point of Sale?

If we don’t have #freewill ,” clearly my posting this was #predetermined . #freewilly #Stanford #philosophy #philosophers #Determined #Nietzsche #Determinism #smackdown latimes.com/science/story/…

Looks like the new #wildfire season has hit, and we could be dealing with fire and smoke for quite awhile. #wildfiresmoke #breatheeasier ⁦Breathe Southern California⁩ latimes.com/california/sto…

I have Asthma, allergies, dyslexia, ADD, anxiety, and Depression. But I will tell you that what you have does not define what you can become. Why Not You!

The #EdgehillFire is raging in San Bernardino County, burning homes and forcing evacuations in the Little Mountain Drive area. Evacuation orders are in place for several neighborhoods. #wildfire EVACUATIONS LISTED HERE: bit.ly/3yi3x7b

Wildfire season is definitely back. Beware of the alerts for both fires and wildfire smoke. Both are deadly.

The 10,000 layoffs HHS yesterday, including thousands FDA, CDC & NIH will significantly threaten #foodinspection, #pandemic prevention & #cancer research worldwide. Gutting #tobacco control will only worsen #chronicdisease. Chaos is not a strategy. #MakeAmericaSickAgain