Air Pollution Facts & Tips

As a resource for communities around the state, Oregon Environmental Council has developed a fact sheet that describes how air pollution affects Oregonians’ health, the major sources of air pollution in Oregon, and steps you can take to protect yourself and your family. This fact sheet is available in English, Chinese-simplified, Chinese-traditional, Russian, Somali, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

Oregon Environmental Council has been a long-time champion for health-first clean air solutions. We promote protective public policies, including the 2019 diesel clean-up bill; provide tips on how to reduce personal exposure to air pollution as well as how to reduce ones’ own contribution to air pollution (both indoors and outdoors); and advocate that the communities most vulnerable to and impacted by air pollution be informed and involved in decisions. 

Special thanks to APANO, Beyond Toxics, Green Lents, OPAL, and PCUN for providing input on the fact sheet content. 

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Americans may be exposed to unsafe levels of air pollution in their homes

November 7, 2020, 7:30 pm

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Gas Stoves Are Creating Unsafe Levels of Indoor Air Pollution

According to a growing body of research, tens of millions of Americans are exposed to unsafe levels of air pollution in their homes. The culprit? Your gas stove. A

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Emerging data shows combined residential woodstoves, chimneys emit particulate pollution at levels similar to a wildfire

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Air Quality Alert: Wood Smoke Pollution

While many of us enjoy the warmth and coziness of a wood stove or fireplace, few realize just how dangerous wood smoke is. Burning wood releases high levels of tiny particles and gases that harm our health. The cancer risk from a lifetime of exposure to wood smoke is 12 times greater than being exposed to the equivalent amount of cigarette smoke. While wood smoke is a serious health issue anywhere wood is burned, several Oregon communities have violated (or are

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Oregon House Votes to Curb Diesel Pollution

Old dirty diesel engines may soon be on their way out SALEM

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Tips for minimizing indoor air pollution in your home!

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Who cares about diesel pollution?

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Stepping Up Efforts to Reduce Plastic Pollution in Oregon

By Belinda McFadgen, OEC Volunteer. “Nothing we use for a few minutes should be allowed to pollute our oceans and rivers and threaten wildlife for centuries.” That’s how our friends at Environment Oregon describe the problem of pollution from straws, bags, take-out containers and other single-use plastics. And now,

February 19, 2019, 2:07 pm

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Diesel pollution and health

Diesel exhaust is costing Oregon billions of dollars each year in health care costs, lost lives and missed work and school. “In pediatrics, we want to prevent kids from getting sick. We are asking parents to take individual action. But there’s nothing we can do to get them to prevent exposing their kids to air pollution. It’s only good public policy that can help protect kids in that way.” — Dr. Paul Lewis, MD, MPH; Tri-County Health Officer Diesel exhau

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Oregon deserves #CleanerCars because #PollutionStinks

  It’s time for you to speak up for #CleanerCars to #StopEPARollbacks. Federal rollbacks are reversing decades of good work to hold automakers accountable. The Trump Administration and the acting leadership at the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway T

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