Max Lindquist (@maxincontext.bsky.social)

Max Lindquist

@maxincontext.bsky.social

Sociology PhD candidate at UC Berkeley. Electricity. Insurance. Climate Liability. Cycling when not writing.

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How else might we address the question of diagnosis? Some thoughts in advance of the welfare storm to come substack.com/home/post/p-...

substack.comWhat do want from diagnosis?Or how to circumvent a culture war

Max Lindquist

@maxincontext.bsky.social

27 Aug

One of my "favorite" Bay Area cycling factoids is that the Richmond–San Rafael Bridge bike lane was restricted in part because of complaints that it was worsening air pollution by causing traffic jams in Richmond. www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco...

cbsnews.comBike lanes on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge seen as contributing to pollution, trafficBike lanes are typically seen as being environmentally friendly. But some Bay Area leaders say the one on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge is causing an increase in pollution.

Max Lindquist

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27 Aug

Anyway, the Bay Area Air District now says residents near Chevron’s Richmond refinery face a lifetime cancer risk from refinery emissions located next to the bike lane that runs along the highway leading to the bridge. www.kqed.org/science/2001...

kqed.orgResidents Near Chevron’s Richmond Refinery Face Higher Risk of Cancer, Air District Says | KQEDPeople living close to the Chevron Refinery in Richmond face an elevated risk of developing cancer over a lifetime, according to a preliminary assessment the air regulator released Tuesday.

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