Bronx Gets Another Boost Toward a Clean Air Future
Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
By: Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
This Earth Day, Congressman Ritchie Torres pushed for policies to reduce air pollution in Bronx neighborhoods burdened with busy highways and commercial and industrial activities. Speaking at a press conference held across from the Cross Bronx Expressway, Rep. Torres cited research by Columbia Mailman faculty that has identified pollution sources and proposed solutions.
Rep. Torres represents New York’s 15th Congressional District, which includes the South Bronx—an area with among the nation’s highest rates of chronic disease, which research shows is linked to air pollution exposure. He is a co-sponsor of the Environmental Justice Air Monitoring Act, which would fund a network of air monitors to understand the health risks of air pollution block by block.
