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The Team
NC
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Partnership aimed to reduce particulate matter exposure and its adverse health effects through clean construction standards.

What is Clean Construction?

100

The annual statewide conference on health and air quality.

What is NC BREATHE?
100

The two CleanAIRE NC office locations.

What are Charlotte and RTP?

100

This team member has been with CleanAIRE NC for over 14 years.

Who is Kelly Picarsic?

100

A large industry in NC responsible for devastating clearcutting.

What is the wood pellet industry?

200

NC community members who participate in training to become the next generation of climate leaders.

Who are the North Carolina Climate Ambassadors?

200

The team member who directs CleanAIRE NC's commitment to environmental justice education and action.

Who is Daisha Williams?

200

The three name evolutions of CleanAIRE NC.

What are...

Carolinas Clean Air Coalition

Clean Air Carolina 

CleanAIRE NC

200

This team member works to build a culture of philanthropy and secure support for essential programs in the fight for clean air and climate solutions.

Who is Kerstan Ryan?

200

CleanAIRE NC's recent webinar series about clean energy in NC.

What is Pulling Back the Curtain?

300

This technology is used by CleanAIRE NC to measure particulate matter.

What is a Purple Air monitor?

300

This Charlotte group of changemakers uses education and advocacy to mobilize citizens, businesses, churches, nonprofits, and government agencies to reduce neighborhood air pollution.

Who is the Historic West End Green District?

300

The year CleanAIRE NC was founded.

When is 2002?

300

The President of CleanAIRE NC Board.

Who is Kwame Alexander?

300

CleanAIRE NC launched this clinician-led organization which serves as the North Carolina Chapter of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health.

Who are the NC Clinicians for Climate Action?

400

Citizens who help measure hyperlocal pollution levels using low-cost air sensors.

Who are Air Keepers?

400

A coalition of Charlotte-area organizations with a mission to push Charlotte to set ambitious climate goals and achieve them.

Who are the Charlotte Mecklenburg Climate Leaders?

400

Act passed by the General Assembly in 2002 that pushed four local Sierra Club members to start the Carolinas Clean Air Coalition.

What is the Clean Smokestacks Act?

400

This team member creates policy solutions to limit pollution, mitigate climate change, and protect public health for North Carolinians. 

Who is Joel Porter?

400

4 Ways You Can Take Action Anytime to Help Slow Climate

What are...

1. Contact your representative

2. Day-to-day actions

3. Encourage a 100% renewable community

4. Volunteer

500

The three leading causes of air pollution in NC.

What are...

1. Energy

2. Transportation

3. Construction


500

This program helps gather accurate pollution levels by expanding data collection with more air monitors throughout the state and empowering communities to take the steps to improve the air they breathe.

What is the Citizen Science Program?

500

What AIRE stands for.

What is Action and Innovation to Restore the Environment?

500

The number of members on CleanAIRE NC's Board. 

What is 16?

500

NC has ranked in the top 5 states for this type of billion-dollar disaster since 1980. 

What is weather?