RE: https://mastodon.online/@BrentToderian/117124994866755313
This.
Most of your microplastics exposure? Car tires.
Most of the PM2.5 outside fire season? Car exhaust and tires.
Most of the things that will cause lung damage other than smoking? Car exhaust and tires.
“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2025/04/12/air-pollution-paris-health-cars/