To find more information about air pollution, I used Google Alerts to show me articles and blogs about how different people, communities, and the government are trying to help decrease air pollution and protect our sustainability. In the article “What Can Be Done to Slow Climate Change”, researchers from NASA have concluded that they need to control the exposures of harmful fuels and gases that are damaging the earth and hurting humans and animals. They are trying to apply specific everyday emissions reductions to increase climate benefits. In Los Angeles and Long Beach, the Clean Truck Program is banning trucks that do not meet certain standards to enter the ports. The ports are also buying new trucks that are releasing clean energy and getting rid of old, dirty trucks that were emitting black diesel gases into the air. In just the first year of this program, air pollution has reduced by 70 percent and they are expecting that it will reduce by 80 percent this year. Before these areas were full of diesel gases that were causing serious health problems to the people who worked in these areas and people who lived around these areas. With this new regulation, it providing the area with much cleaner air and helping the surrounding communities become healthier. Other articles included, that we are trying to come up with ways to reduce air pollution. Last year many bills were created to try to help protect our health, but they were instead going to increase air pollution. Thankfully, none of these bills were passed. I think we are trying to help stop or reduce air pollution by working to promote and support a cleaner environment with the Clean Air Act passed in 2011. The EPA is trying to come up with ideas to help protect sustainability with technological advances. I think that promoting healthier environment is important in trying to reduce pollution, but I also think more people need to be more informed about the serious issues our earth is facing. Before reading and researching this topic, I did not know how serious air pollution was, but now I feel more informed thanks to Google alerts for showing me what air pollution is doing to humans and wildlife and what our government is trying to do about it.