I think #GorhamME needs to fire their town government officials! WTF! Also, if Amazon builds their warehouse, you can bet they'll be pushing for the #GorhamConnector as well, which will bring more #UrbanSprawl!!!

Gorham residents push back against #AmazonWarehouse proposal

by Bonnie Bishop, Feb 26, 2026

GORHAM, #Maine — "Gorham residents are trying to prevent Amazon from becoming their new neighbor as a proposal to build a warehouse in the town continues to loom.

"The backlash comes despite the town already giving the company the green light to build a nearly 160,000 square foot warehouse. An Amazon spokesperson said the new facility would create economic growth in Gorham. [BULLSHIT!!!]

"Dozens of Gorham residents gathered Thursday to air their concerns about the project.

" 'I think that this deal is a bad deal for Gorham. It is going to create a lot of negative impacts for the town,' Gorham resident Josh Trombley said. 'We're not going to see a lot of benefit in terms of tax revenue.'

"Anne Bilodeau lives on Shamrock Drive, right up against where the project is set to be developed. She said she worries about more traffic and noise surrounding the neighborhood she's lived in for over 20 years.

" 'I can't imagine opening a window in the summertime anymore with that back there,' Bilodeau said.

"The Gorham Town Council said yes to Amazon's proposal to buy roughly 94 acres for about $4 million over the summer. The citizens' group, #GorhamUnited, said Amazon hasn't finalized the sale and they see why an opportunity to stop it."

Read more:
https://www.wmtw.com/article/gorham-residents-push-back-against-amazon-warehouse-proposal/70525740

#MainePol #TrafficPollution #NoisePollution #ResistBigTech #ResistAmazon

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg79ym5mrzyo

Passive smoking leads to ~10,700 early deaths per year in the UK. So I think that measures to prevent people who do not smoke being exposed are called for.

But traffic pollution leads to over four times the early deaths from passive smoking (~48,625 early deaths per year in the UK). Surely reducing this should be greater priority?

#News #Newstodon #NewsTooter #PassiveSmoking #TrafficPollution #CleanAir

Over a year on from the launch of #SheffieldCityCouncil’s #CleanAirZone, annual average data for 2023 shows that the level of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) from road #trafficpollution has fallen significantly across #Sheffield.

#Pollution levels across Sheffield drop following the launch of the Clean Air Zone
https://sheffnews.com/news/pollution-levels-across-sheffield-drop-following-the-launch-of-the-clean-air-zone/

"The number of #pollutingvehicles within the #CAZ boundary has seen a huge drop compared to the year before, two thirds of a reduction, or 64 per cent to be precise. Data also shows that the polluting #traffic around the boundary has also dropped by 18 per cent – suggesting that more and more people are making the switch to cleaner vehicles."

A year on living with the #CleanAirZone
https://sheffnews.com/news/a-year-on-living-with-the-clean-air-zone/

#sheffield
#emissions
#trafficpollution
#publichealth
#ULEZ
#fossilfuels

EU poised to water down new car pollution rules after industry lobbying

Exclusive: Nitrogen dioxide limits and approval tests practically unchanged from current rules under Euro 7 proposals

#Guardian

#AirPollution #TrafficPollution #LungDisease

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/07/eu-poised-to-water-down-new-car-pollution-rules-after-industry-lobbying

#AirPollution has sent many people to an early grave

To paraphrase "Traffic-related air pollution (TRAP), coal & wood smoke pollution is ubiquitous in today’s cities, towns & villages
& a major public health concern
resulting in premature death
& a wide spectrum of global diseases" https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819136-1.00003-6

'the invisible killer' https://theecologist.org/2018/nov/27/air-pollution-invisible-killer

#science #health #ClimateChange #TrafficPollution #FossilFuels #WoodSmoke #disease #money #greenwash

Referenced link: https://phys.org/news/2023-04-systematic-air-pollution-strong-link.html
Discuss on https://discu.eu/q/https://phys.org/news/2023-04-systematic-air-pollution-strong-link.html

Originally posted by Phys.org / @physorg_com: http://nitter.platypush.tech/physorg_com/status/1649405130658177024#m

Systematic review of studies on #airpollution shows strong link between #trafficpollution and increased death rates https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0160412023001897 https://phys.org/news/2023-04-systematic-air-pollution-strong-link.html

I suppose everyone could start wearing respirators everywhere. I feel like it’d be unpleasant, but I have been wanting our cyberpunk dystopia to better fit the genre’s aesthetic.

#AirPollution #TrafficPollution #Exhaust #pollution #Brain #Health #Degrowth

https://freethoughtblogs.com/oceanoxia/2023/01/29/common-levels-of-traffic-pollution-impair-human-brain-function/