Quality Check: What's In The Air Kansas City Breathes?

By Gina Kaufmann,

Published August 22, 2014 at 2:49 PM CDT

A recent community meeting gathered in response to high levels of sulfur dioxide pollution in neighborhoods near downtown Kansas City. What's in our air, where is it coming from, and what exactly do our lungs do with the contaminants we breathe, anyway?

Guests:

Leticia DeCaigny, concerned Kansas City, Kan. resident who takes her own air quality measurements
Craig Volland, chair of the air quality committee, Kansas Sierra Club
Amanda Graor, air quality project manager, Mid-America Regional Council
Dr. Vincent Lem, pulmonologist, St. Luke's Hospital

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Gina Kaufmann

People don't make cameos in news stories; the human story is the story, with characters affected by news events, not defined by them. As a columnist and podcaster, I want to acknowledge what it feels like to live through this time in Kansas City, one vantage point at a time. Together, these weekly vignettes form a collage of daily life in Kansas City as it changes in some ways, and stubbornly resists change in others. You can follow me on Twitter @GinaKCUR or email me at gina@kcur.org.

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Matthew Long-Middleton

Matthew Long-Middleton has been a talk-show producer, community producer, Media Training Manager and now the Community Engagement Manager at KCUR. You can reach him at Matthew@kcur.org, or on Twitter @MLMIndustries.

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