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You can learn more about radon on our website: nblung.ca/environmenta...

Exciting news from GNB - Free radon testing is coming to libraries across #NewBrunswick.

1 in 4 homes in the province have unsafe levels of radon, the leading cause of lung cancer after smoking - testing is a simple first step towards knowing how to keep yourself safe.

...the site on Route 940" before all processes have been completed, and only a water testing permit has been granted."

Sign our petition to support Clean Air and a Healthy Environment in New Brunswick:

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#Tantramar #Oil #Gas #FossilFuels #NewBrunswick #NBpoli

An update from our friends at the Atlantic Wildlife Institute and the Protect the Chignecto Isthmus Coalition:

"Guarded by security vehicles, concerns were raised after local heavy equipment contractors were brought in by the U.S. based project proponent, ProEnergy and seen cutting a road into...

Thank you to Raynemaker Productions for putting this great video together commerating the event! #NewBrunswick #Fredericton #KillarneyLake #funrun #charity #fundraiser

The First Annual NB Lung Run was a huge success! Nearly 100 participants raised over $10,000 to support our programs and lung health in #NewBrunswick!

We can't wait to see you all next year!

Sign our Petition to Give all New Brunswickers the Right to a Healthy Environment! Join us in advocating for a fundamental change in New Brunswick - the legal right to a healthy environment. Too often, our communities face environmental crises, like the AIM recycling plant explosion...

There are so many intersections between healthy people and healthy environments - from air quality and clean water, to the mental health benefits of spending time in nature.

#NewBrunswick #NBpoli #NBPolitics

Green: www.greenpartynb.ca/healthyenvir...
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Support Bill 19 - An Act Recognizing the Right to a Healthy Environment by signing the Green petition on their website, and the NB Lung petition on our advocacy page.

The Greens are hoping to reach 1000 signatures during this week's review period, and we'd like to see our petition grow to 500!

NB Lung has our own networks of air quality monitors across #NewBrunswick which you can find here:

cyclone.unbc.ca/aqmap/#8/46....

Smoke from Canada’s wildfires killed nine-year-old Carter Vigh – and 82,000 others around the world Toxic particles spewed by 2023’s wildfires were even responsible for 22,000 early deaths in Europe, researchers say

Our friends at BC Lung have launched Carters project, getting air quality monitors into remote communities.

The first step in making changes to air quality policy is having the data to prove that there is a problem. Our hearts go out to Carter Vigh's family.

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And our Community Partners Cliff's No Frills, City of Fredericton, Triathlon New Brunswick and Blue Ridge Water.

See you all next year!

#NewBrunswick #FunRun #Fredericton #CleanAir

Special thank you to our Presenting Sponsor, Berni Williams Insurance and Financial Services Inc., our Supporting Sponsor PC Girls, our Hydration Station Sponsors Bulletproof Solutions, Radon Repair, Office Interiors, Active Office, Moonraker Realty...

The first annual NB Lung Run was a huge success for us! More than 80 participants raised over $10,000 to support our programs and lung health in New Brunswick!
Thank you to everyone who showed up, raised funds, and helped make the Lung Run a great day.

... lacking and we are hoping that with an increased focus on monitoring comes an increase in action to protect air quality and human health. Stay tuned for updates!

You can also provide your own input on modernizing the Clean Air Act through GNB's portal:

tinyurl.com/yba2hzc3

...by the province, and introducing considerations around air quality and human health.

To their credit, GNB has a comprehensive set of AQ data from the air zones around the province and we applaud expanding the list of tracked pollutants. As the Act currently exists enforcement has been...

NB Lung's CEO is speaking at the #NewBrunswick legislature today about much-needed updates to the Clean Air Act, which has is failing to protect New Brunswickers and has not been updated since 1997.

Preliminary info from GNB suggest that the updated act will include more pollutants to be tracked...

Wildfire smoke from N.S. prompts special air quality advisories around New Brunswick Wildfire smoke from the out of control wildfire in West Dalhousie, N.S., has prompted a number of special air quality advisories and statements in New Brunswick.

www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/new...

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Canada's national standard is 8.8 micrograms of PM 2.5 per cubic metre; the World Health Organization's standard is five. In 2023, Canadians were exposed to 9.2 micrograms per square metre, or 1.5 times 2022 levels. And more than half of Canadians breathed air that surpassed that national standard.

Great article about #AirQuality in #Canada from CBC's Nicole Mortillaro.

"Air pollution is the greatest external threat to human well-being on the planet, and I don't believe that that is widely recognized," - Michael Greenstone

www.cbc.ca/news/science...

Most restrictions that were placed on Crown lands due to the high risk of wildfires will be removed at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. A burn ban, however, will remain in place.
https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2025.08.0360.html

Amazing Pixel Art! Bon Kinzou!

We also have a number of petitions to sign on our website, including support for the Right to a Healthy Environment, Divesting from Fossil Fuels, and support for Public Transit:

nblung.ca/advocacy/

*Feel free to add resources you know about!*

-DNR Fire Map: nbdnr.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboa...

-NB Lung Resources (KN95 masks, DIY fan filters, information): nblung.ca/2025/04/17/w...

-What to do Before / During / After a wildfire: nblung.ca/environmenta...

-Many municipalities have Cooling Center information on their respective websites

Another extremely hot day in #NewBrunswick with ongoing #wildfires and #AirQuality alerts in #Miramichi and #Moncton.

Here's a thread of resources to help out:

-Air Quality Updates for GC: weather.gc.ca/airquality/p...

-New Brunswick Fire Watch: www.gnb.ca/en/topic/law...

Electric school buses have zero tailpipe emissions. They’re also cleaner, quieter, and better for kids’ health—and our climate.

Let’s make the switch.

Sign our petition urging GNB to electrify our school bus fleet: nblung.ca/advocacy/ele...
#NewBrunswick #Electric #AirQuality #ChildrensHealth

Every day during the school year, thousands of New Brunswick kids ride diesel school buses—breathing in harmful fumes linked to asthma, learning issues, and more.

Thread!
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👉 Tell decision-makers we need real climate solutions — not more fossil fuels:
🔗 iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/evaluati...
#NBPower #Tantramar #CleanEnergyNow #NoMoreMistakes #PublicComment #Greenwashing #LungHealth #ClimateJustice

Clean energy like wind, solar, and batteries is cheaper, its price more stable, and better for our health and economy in the long run.

📣 The public comment period closes August 1. This is your chance to speak out.

The plant would also impact waterways, wetlands, and vital migratory bird habitats.

NB Power has a long history of costly mistakes — and this could be another. Fossil fuel prices are volatile, and New Brunswickers will be left footing the bill.