Breathe Equal was created by a 13-year-old eighth-grade student who believes that the zip code you're born into should never determine the quality of air you breathe, water you drink, or land you call home.
I am a 13-year-old eighth-grade student passionate about social justice, environmental science, and health equity. I created Breathe Equal because I believe that some of the most serious problems in America are also some of the most invisible — not because the evidence isn't there, but because the people most affected often lack the platform to make their voices heard.
When I first learned about environmental health inequity — that where you live can determine whether your children develop asthma, whether your water is safe to drink, whether your neighborhood sits next to a Superfund site — I felt a moral obligation to do something. This website is that something.
I am not an expert. I am not a scientist or a lawyer. But I am a young person who cares deeply, who has done the research, and who believes that awareness is the first step toward justice. I built every page of this site myself and I stand behind every fact on it.
My goal is simple: to help people understand a crisis that affects millions of their fellow Americans, and to give them the tools to act on that understanding.
Breathe Equal is a living project. As I learn more, meet more people, and grow this community, the site will grow with it. If you share this mission, I'd love to hear from you.
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