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Our policy and advocacy priorities:

Air quality

June 2025

Heatwaves and Hazy Skies webinar

How heat and wildfire smoke can harm your lungs and what can be done about it

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June 2025

Cross-border collaboration with American Lung Association

Joining forces again to reduce the health impacts of wildfire smoke

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April 2025

Healthy Environments for Learning Day

CLA joins call to action to protect children from extreme heat

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November 2024

Air quality included in strategic plan

"Championing clean air" is one of CLA's priorities for the next three years

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July 2024

CLA helps fund research on lungs and wildfires

A Canadian Institutes of Health Research Team Grant in Lung Health has been awarded for research on asthma and wildfires

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June 2024

Wildfires know no borders

Working with the American Lung Association to reduce health impacts of wildfires

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March 2024

Joint Op-Ed

The true cost of gas-powered vehicles, in partnership with the Pembina Institute

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December 2023

CLA helps announce new EV targets

Sarah Butson spoke at the Federal Government's announcement of new EV sales targets in Canada.

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November 2023

Lung on the Hill

Bringing our message to Canada's leaders to raise awareness of the effects of traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) on lung health 

Handout on TRAP

April 2023

Protecting children from diesel exhaust

A call to accelerate the shift to all-electric school bus fleets on Healthy Environments for Learning Day (HELD)

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February 2021

"My radon story"

New campaign to raise awareness of the importance of radon testing on World Cancer Day

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