EVERY BREATH
IS OUR RIGHT

THE DARE TO BREATHE CAMPAIGN

We are fighting for the right to clean air for everyone, and we’re not afraid to hold our leaders and industries accountable. From our communities to Congress, we have the drive, vision, and people power to deliver clean air and life-saving policies, so that our communities, and all people, across the country can breathe and thrive, not just survive.

This is about justice.
This is about fairness.
Join us and #DaretoBreathe.

WHO WE ARE

We are Clean Air for the Long Haul — a powerful, diverse coalition of frontline activists and organizers from across the nation who have led the charge on federal rulemaking campaigns to reduce air and climate pollution from power plants, cars, and trucks.

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QUOTES

"The air we breathe does not have borders…We are in dire need of movement building and policy that restores and advances environmental protections and equity."

Clean Air for the Long Haul
"Industry has no place in trying to override the necessary and civil rights legal obligation of federal agencies to protect the health and well-being of people across the country, especially for the most vulnerable and impacted communities."

Omega Wilson, West End Revitalization Association (WERA)
"Our communities have endured decades of discrimination in the form of ever present soot choking our lungs…No amount of soot pollution is acceptable or healthy, and we won’t go back to a weaker standard."

South Bronx Unite
"We will not stop fighting for stronger clean air standards and enforcement to ensure our communities thrive and not just survive."

Anastasia Gordon, WE ACT for Environmental Justice

FACTS

About 78 million people of color live in counties that received at least one failing grade for ozone and/or particle air pollution.

Over 26 million people of color live in counties that received failing grades on all three measures of air pollution. ALA

Burning gas in gas power plants releases carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxides (NOx), particulate matter (PM) and other dangerous pollutants.

These toxic air pollutants are known to pose significant health risks to humans and cause or raise the risk of asthma, cancer, heart disease, and other ailments.

African American or non-Hispanic Black children have twice the prevalence of asthma (16%) as non-Hispanic White children (8%).

(NIH)

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More than ever, community mobilization is key to achieving environmental justice. We must rally across all levels of government to uplift frontline communities in the fight for clean air, environmental health, and a more equitable future. Your support and actions make that possible.

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THE DARE TO BREATHE CAMPAIGN

WHO WE ARE

QUOTES

"The air we breathe does not have borders…We are in dire need of movement building and policy that restores and advances environmental protections and equity."

"Industry has no place in trying to override the necessary and civil rights legal obligation of federal agencies to protect the health and well-being of people across the country, especially for the most vulnerable and impacted communities."

"Our communities have endured decades of discrimination in the form of ever present soot choking our lungs…No amount of soot pollution is acceptable or healthy, and we won’t go back to a weaker standard."

"We will not stop fighting for stronger clean air standards and enforcement to ensure our communities thrive and not just survive."

FACTS

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