On this edition of Your Call, we continue our weeklong series on the climate crisis with Beth Gardiner, author of Choked: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution.
Today, only five percent of the population breathe truly healthful air. Air pollution prematurely kills nine million people a year, including 100,000 Americans. In her new book, Gardiner traveled the globe to find out how can we stop the forces causing air pollution and build a cleaner, healthier future for all.
Guest:
Beth Gardiner, author of Choked: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution
Web Resources:
Gizmodo’s Earther: Trump EPA Moves to Gut Clean Air Act by Deregulating a Major Greenhouse Gas
The New York Times: The Deadly Toll of Air Pollution
Financial Times: How safe is the air we breathe?
Grist:Cheaper electricity, dirtier air? Black communities navigate a tricky relationship with polluters
