Did you know that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr was a pioneering environmentalist working to raise awareness about urban environmental issues and public health concerns? He understood clearly the devastating impact poor air quality and environmental pollution can have on a community and advocated for protection of natural resources informed and inspired by the Environmental Justice movement.
You do your part as a person to be environmentally conscious and make eco-friendly choices, but how does your community stack up?
The Good Guide Scorecard Pollution Information Site offers a zip code searchable pollution report for your county.
The Good Guide Scorecard Pollution Information Site offers a zip code searchable pollution report for your county.
Did you know:
Charleston County -
- ranked among the dirtiest/worst 10% of all counties in the US in terms of volatile organic compound emissions in 1999?
- almost 2 million pounds of Methanol is released into our air annually (2002)?
Mecklenburg County -
- ranked among the cleanest/best 20% of all counties in the US in terms of the number of designated Superfund sites (2004)?
- ranked among the dirtiest/worst 10% of all counties in the US in terms of an average individual's added cancer risk from hazardous air pollutants?
Find out more about what is happening in your community and identify ways that you can be a part of the Dream for a safer, healthier future.
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