By the Division for Air Quality Staff How do you teach about something you can’t see or touch? Air quality educator Roberta Burnes tackles that challenge with physical activity, a little math and a very special tool: an electric car. Burnes is the education specialist for the Division […]
By Roberta Burnes Division for Air Quality Photos courtesy of Shutterstock Every year, Americans burn more than 800 million gallons of gasoline mowing their lawns. Our love affair with the perfect lawn comes at a hefty price for public health and the environment. Gas mowers emit hydrocarbons, […]
By Roberta Burnes Division for Air Quality What can forests tell us about the air we breathe? On a misty October morning, a group of people gathered in the shadow of Pine Mountain to help answer just that question. One by one, each approached a tree with clipboards […]