'Smoke from Canadian wildfires shows outdoor workers need air quality protections'

Dr. Susan Anenberg and Dr. David Michaels, GWSPH

June 28, 2023

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CHI Director Dr. Susan Anenberg, Professor and Chair of Environmental and Occupational Health in the Milken Institute School of Public Health, and CHI member Dr. David Michaels, Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health in the Milken Institute School of Public Health, published an op-ed in STAT News entitled 'Smoke from Canadian wildfires shows outdoor workers need air quality protections.' This opinion piece discusses the hodgepodge of regulatory action that has been exposed during the recent poor air quality days resulting from wildfire smoke originating in Canada, with a particular emphasis on the gaps in outdoor worker protections. 

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