Ruth Ann Norton

Jun 11, 2024 | thebaltimorebanner.com | Ruth Ann Norton

Imagine a future in which our children can grow up in homes free from health-harming air pollution, people can go outdoors without fear that Baltimore’s smog will trigger an asthma attack and emergency room visits for respiratory illnesses are at an all-time low. A groundbreaking executive order from Gov. Wes Moore to establish healthy air standards for heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and water heaters brings such a future within reach, paying dividends for generations to come.

Feb 21, 2024 | newsfromthestates.com | Ruth Ann Norton

By Ruth Ann NortonThe writer is president and CEO of the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative. We can all agree that our homes should be safe and healthy, cool in the summer and warm in the winter. They should all be well-insulated and equipped with up-to-date appliances and heating systems that don’t pollute our indoor or outdoor air or harm our health, and ensure our energy bills are affordable.

Oct 17, 2023 | thebaltimorebanner.com | Panagis Galiatsatos |Ruth Ann Norton

Decades of data demonstrate that exclusionary housing policies have pushed people into neighborhoods where polluting facilities such as power plants hurt their health. Among other pollutants, fossil fuel power plants emit nitrogen oxides, which can make it harder to breathe in the short term or trigger an asthma attack, while increasing the risk of respiratory infections or exacerbating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other ailments.