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Air pollution from G20 consumers caused two million deaths in 2010

New Scientist

More than half of premature deaths from air pollution worldwide in 2010 were the result of economic consumption in just 11 G20 countries

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Should you exercise outside in air pollution?

Environmental News Bits

EPA researchers are working to improve knowledge about the relationship between exercise and air pollution, which, until recently, has not been an active area of research. In 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held a workshop to review the state of the science and existing… Read more →

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Despite cleaner air, pollution disparities for people of color remain across the US

Environmental News Bits

Researchers investigated disparities in exposure to six major air pollutants in 1990, 2000 and 2010 by comparing models of air pollution levels to census data. Read the full story from the University of Washington.

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DEP: Penalties Collected From Air Pollution Violations At Webco's Oil City Facility Funds Local Park Projects In Venango County

PA Environment Daily

On November 13, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it approved funding for two Oil City recreation projects from penalties collected for Air Pollution Act violations at the Webco Oil City Plant in Venango County.

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California Must Not Abandon its Climate Leadership

Legal Planet

In 2010, out-of-state oil companies pushed Proposition 23 on California voters, which would have suspended the state’s pioneering climate policies, including the Low Carbon Fuel Standard. In fact, many oil companies likely profit from their investments in clean fuels and trading credits under the program. This is a playbook we’ve seen before.

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Climate Policy in India

Legal Planet

It was only in 2010 that India agreed that all countries should take responsibility for controlling their own emissions, but there was backsliding the following year at the next round of international negotiations. India then became more firmly committed to climate policy.

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Growing Shade Equity, One Tree at a Time

Union of Concerned Scientists

According to the California Department of Public Health, 599 people died from heat-related causes in California between 2010 and 2019, but a Los Angeles Times analysis found the true toll was likely six times higher. and Sylmar in the San Fernando Valley. “I

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