Establishing data-driven community mitigation strategies for climate change and air quality on the Tule River Reservation
Due to its location on the eastern edge of the San Joaquin Valley, the Tule River Reservation in Tulare County, California, has the third highest levels of air pollution in the nation and a high risk of wildfires and exposure to wildfire smoke. To identify culturally appropriate, actionable interventions that improve environmental quality and resident wellbeing, this project will implement air pollution monitoring, and seek to understand how tribal members view environmental pollution and what role they see for data obtained from pollution monitoring in the development of policies and programs. The work will be done in collaboration with the Tule River Indian Tribe and Tribal partners, with plans to implement results of the work on the reservation to increase resiliency.
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