Earth Day: Rep. Torres unveils new legislation to monitor air quality in the Bronx

2022
Written By South Bronx Unite

On Earth Day, Rep. Ritchie Torres and Bronx officials announced initiatives to combat air pollution.

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By: Eyewitness News

BRONX, New York (WABC) -- On Earth Day, Rep. Ritchie Torres and Bronx officials announced initiatives to combat air pollution.

A recent report from Columbia University finds vehicle congestion on the Cross Bronx Expressway has gotten even worse, adding to the already poor air quality in nearby neighborhoods, and they detailed new federal legislation to monitor air quality.

The Columbia report found that automotive congestion worsened between 2017 and 2019 in residential and mixed-use neighborhoods of Mott Haven and Port Morris in the South Bronx, an area already overburdened by environmental pollution from interstate highways and industrial activity.

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