CleanAIRE North Carolina

The CleanAIRE NC Community Science program engages North Carolinians in the fight for cleaner air.

Volunteers in the program known as AirKeepers take measurements, track, and help interpret the air quality captured by air monitoring devices. This allows us to collect data about the air we share. All across the state, scientists and change-makers can use the data we collect to make a difference in the air we breathe.

We equip people with the knowledge and tools to take action and chart a better future.

We partner with schools, healthcare systems, and community organizations to provide education on the health impacts of climate change and air pollution and on effective strategies to improve health in their communities.

Our Climate Ambassadors program provides an opportunity for people across our state to learn the latest about climate change impacts on North Carolina communities, solutions available right now that would decrease greenhouse gas emissions and create jobs, and how to communicate these issues to everyone, from both friends and family to their state representatives. Two-day virtual trainings are held throughout the year.

No community should suffer more environmental burdens and subsequent health risks because of their race, class, or socioeconomic status.

As the world warms and as communities across the globe organize to address widespread environmental damage, the issue of environmental justice has gained new urgency. A toxic mix of politics, economics and racism means that the damage done by pollution often weighs most heavily on the world’s most vulnerable communities. Environmental justice efforts target the root causes of the damage, identify its disparate impacts, and chart paths to restoration. Environmental justice is fueled by empowered communities that have the skills and knowledge to identify environmental risks, hold polluters accountable, and work with stakeholders to improve the health of residents and communities.