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Air quality across the Eastern US & Canada right now (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/climate@slrpnk.net
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Screenshot taken from PurpleAir. 150 and above is considered unhealthy, 300 and above is considered hazardous.

https://map.purpleair.com/air-quality-standards-us-epa-aqi

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[–] 25 points 3 months ago (11 children)

don't worry, USA cut all of the ability for the EPA to do anything, so this will definitely get better.

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  • [–] 16 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    I cannot stress enough that Canada is a sovereign country and not under the jurisdiction of the EPA.

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  • [–] 20 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I understand the naysayers' point but a functioning EPA would work WITH Canada. We could, you know, be a good neighbor. Together both nations could help predict fires, track them, respond together, etc. The current environment of aggression is not the only possible course of action. Unfortunately, there is no hope in that changing this moment.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 months ago

    The EPA can't do anything about Canadian forest fires. Canadian Right wingers have cut firefighting budgets and dropped emissions laws to align with the USA, so this problem, which literally never happened before 5 years ago, will be the new summer experience for North America.

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