Despite being disproportionately impacted by air pollution, many Gateway Cities don’t have state-run air quality monitors

Despite being disproportionately impacted by air pollution, many Gateway Cities don’t have state-run air quality monitors

LAST WEEK, as smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed the Northeast and turned skies across Massachusetts brown, many turned to air quality alerts to determine whether the outdoor conditions were unhealthy for children, older adults, people with heart or lung conditions, and people with asthma. While the thick haze reminded many that climate change is accelerating, it reminded others that the state’s ability to track air quality is actually quit…