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sexy_wash_bucket t1_j9ngw9b wrote

AQI in center city is 56 right now. Not crazy high but higher than usual. Definitely would affect most people with histories of respiratory issues

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worriedaboutlove OP t1_j9nhhf7 wrote

My PM10 is reading at over 200.

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sexy_wash_bucket t1_j9nhjv6 wrote

Where are you seeing that? I don’t have that but if that’s the case that’s really terrible.

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worriedaboutlove OP t1_j9nhz0w wrote

It’s one of the options you can swipe through on the Dyson. You can look at PM10, 24hr AQ, PM 2.5 etc.

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sexy_wash_bucket t1_j9ni9sq wrote

That tracks. Some of the pro bono legal work I do is petitioning the EPA to repair/maintain faulty federal air quality monitors. Especially in big cities (and especially in low-income areas), the monitors are a mess. Without accurate data, citizens can’t initiate Clean Air Act suits against polluters because there’s no/little indication that atmospheric pollution is too high in the first place.

Insane that the fed govt doesn’t properly fund things like this. Leaving us literally in the dust.

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DANPARTSMAN44 t1_j9ogh4g wrote

the federal government which taxes the crap out of us and the federal government that is huge and growing , the federal government that cant balance a budget.. DOES NOT CARE ABOUT YOU!

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ell0bo t1_j9oizhg wrote

The problem with Government, at least in the US, is that there's two parties in charge of it. One party tries to get it to work, the other party says "the government is broken, let me show you how broken it can be." Government also doesn't tax the crap out of us, taxes have been higher in the past, just the biggest money people get the most tax breaks.

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respondstostupidity t1_j9ony1x wrote

> One party tries to get it to work, the other party says "the government is broken, let me show you how broken it can be."

I used to think that was true, but there's a lot of stuff they could try to get to work that they sit on their hands over. Preferable to the side that works to make things worse but still terrible for the average citizen.

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opticalpuss t1_j9qrcev wrote

Totally. We should just start demanding they work together.

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A_Wild_Nudibranch t1_j9pfw7g wrote

Purple Air is the most accurate, especially if you exclude the indoor air sensors. Showing 101 right now, which definitely feels accurate.

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