Faced with asthma and illness, citizens are taking air quality into their own hands

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By Jason PlautzJul 14, 2018, 7:00 am374 pts
This story was originally published by CityLab and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Until she moved to Fresno, California in 2003, Janet DietzKamei had never experienced asthma. But after just a few years in a city notorious for its filthy air — the American Lung Association…

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