Title: What Can You, the Individual, Do to Fight Air Pollution?
Headings: What Can You, the Individual, Do to Fight Air Pollution?
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What Can You, the Individual, Do to Fight Air Pollution?
Sarath Guttikunda
Check your engines and tires
Use public transport or carpool once a week
Also read: Two-Pronged Efforts to Reduce Diesel Fumes Gain Ground
Cycle and walk more
Turn off the engines during long idling
Power down and conserve
Say ‘no’ to plastic
Compost your wet waste and grow a plant
Plant, and save, trees
If you see something, say something

Content: What Can You, the Individual, Do to Fight Air Pollution? analysis
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What Can You, the Individual, Do to Fight Air Pollution? Individual actions are consequences of government policy, and government policy can be influenced by the decisions of multiple individuals. Air pollution is the theme for World Environment Day 2019. Credit: PTI
Sarath Guttikunda
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Environment
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03/Jun/2019
While significant changes to air quality occur only when mandated by law, let’s not underestimate an individual’s power to contribute to this change. A citizen’s voice and her actions are an integral part of this fight.