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Beginning in March, as the country went into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, concentrations of the air pollutant NO2 decreased compared to previous years. The charts show the average monthly concentration of NO2 recorded in each city. The yellow markers indicate the months March, April and May; in 2020, these months were generally marked by the strictest lockdown measures. Data for concentrations comes from the EPAs Air Quality System.

The other public health crisis attacking our lungs

March 23, 2021
Nowhere to go: Houselessness, a Virus and an Overwhelmed City [Video Doc]

Nowhere to go: Houselessness, a Virus and an Overwhelmed City [Video Doc]

December 17, 2020
Magdalena Ayed, executive director of the Harborkeepers, sits in a conference room in her East Boston building. Photo by Jordan Erb.

Changemaker: Magdalena Ayed, fighting climate change and protecting coastal communities

November 5, 2019
Immigrants that arrived in Boston from 1920-1954 climbed these stairs after being processed in the East Boston Immigration Station. The stairs are located just down the street from the Golden Stairs Immigration law office. Photo by Avery Bleichfeld.

New non-profit law center provides lifeline for New England’s immigrant communities

September 12, 2019
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