Air Quote by Majora Carter

“Living with air pollution increases your odds of dying early by 5 percent. Living with obesity, 20 percent. Excessive drinking, 30 percent. And living…

— Brené Brown

Air pollution puts people at higher risks for cancer, heart disease, and premature death.

— Ruben Gallego

Communities of color, like the South Bronx, have long been exposed to elevated levels of air pollution that gravely impact all aspects of our…

— Ritchie Torres

Many people of color live on the front lines of environmental hazard and harm.

— Martin Luther King III

The health effects of air pollution imperil human lives. This fact is well-documented.

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

Air pollution is my biggest concern right now. Maybe because I live in Beijing, and in this city we have such severe challenges due…

— Li Bingbing

Our most polluted neighborhoods are disproportionately home to Latinos, African Americans, and other communities of color.

— Jimmy Gomez

Air quality is already a problem outside of cars: More than 80 percent of people living in cities where pollution is tracked are exposed…

— Tatiana Schlossberg

Air pollution is a threat to health, especially of older persons. It contributes significantly to the rising rates of chronic respiratory ailments. It stains…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

On the one hand, there is no reason that a black person needs to live a portion of his or her life being concerned…

— Henry Hampton

Our health depends on the health of the environment in which we live.

— Albert II, Prince of Monaco

Air pollution is not merely a nuisance and a threat to health. It is a reminder that our most celebrated technological achievements-the automobile, the…

— Barry Commoner