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Prolonged exposure to air pollution and traffic noise may increase the risk of heart failure in women, according to a study released Wednesday. Read more → Air quality Environmental health PublicationsRead the full story at The Hill. MORE
Climate champs Senators Whitehouse and Schatz introduced a solutions-oriented bill today that would put a price on emissions of heat-trapping gases as well as criteria air pollutants and use the revenues to mitigate the impacts of the policy on consumers, workers, and communities. MORE
Air pollution is a serious problem in many European cities, posing a real risk to health. Today, the European Environment Agency (EEA) launched the European city air quality viewer. You can check how the air quality has been over the past two years in the city… Read more → Air quality Europe Information toolsRead the full story from the European Environment Agency. MORE
Should we be paying more attention to the impact of holiday traditions on the air we breathe? 1) Beautiful but Toxic: Firework Pollution During Popular Celebrations. They are our prettiest type of pollution, but not at all good for our breathing. Air Pollution Science MORE
But in this blog post, I unpack an aspect of the decision where I think it was more of a mixed bag: the court’s treatment of the international air pollution provision of the Clean Air Act, Section 115. This approach is not unique to the Clean Air Act. MORE
Researchers at the University of Washington have found a relationship between increased levels of fine particle pollution and the risk of dementia. In a study that borrowed data from two long-running studies in the Seattle area, researchers established that high levels of particulate matter in the environment corresponded with a greater risk of dementia MORE
The Environmental Justice Legacy Pollution Cleanup Act would help address pollution that has been haunting environmental justice communities for decades. Science and Democracy air pollution environmental justice Environmental Justice Legacy Pollution Cleanup Act MORE
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 → Air quality Environmental health Green lifestyle PublicationsRead the full story from U.S. MORE
By Bob Berwyn The Arctic is now warming three times as fast as the global average, and faces an ongoing barrage of dangerous climate and environmental pollutants, Arctic Council experts warned at the start of their meetings in Reykjavik, Iceland this week. MORE
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will reinstate a scientific group that looks at air pollution and was disbanded under the Trump administration, a spokesperson confirmed to The Hill on Monday, EPA spokesperson Tim Carroll said in an email that the EPA’s Science Advisory Board will issue a call “in… Read more → Air quality Environmental health U.S. Read the full story at The Hill. MORE
It has long been recognized that minority and disadvantaged communities are subject to higher levels of pollution than more affluent non-minority areas. For instance, last year New Jersey adopted EJ legislation which, when fully operative, will impose new requirements for the issuance of permits or permit renewals for certain types of facilities – including any major air pollution source – in EJ communities. State Air Pollution Control Board Provide the Roadmap? MORE
A new study published in the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists looks at the causal relationship between outdoor air pollution levels on nationwide university entry examination day and students’ cognitive performance in Brazil. In “The Effects of Air Pollution on Students’ Cognitive… Read more → Air quality Environmental health PublicationsRead the full story from the University of Chicago Press Journals. MORE
Air quality awareness is growing, but many are still oblivious to the long-lasting consequences of pollution exposure in early life. Poor Air Quality Impacts Us In the Womb. Toxic Air & Young Lungs = Lethal. We CAN Take Control of the Air We Breathe. MORE
In it, the author makes this statement, in emphasizing how extreme the wildfire smoke has been in California over the past few years: I’ve lived in the Bay Area for nearly 30 years, but only since 2017 can I remember experiencing periodic episodes of bad air quality. MORE
Dirty Energy & Fuel Health Science air pollution California Long Beach Los AngelesThe post Nasty Gas Smells In Long Beach Launch AQMD Long-Term Investigation — We’re There, And It’s About Time! appeared first on PlanetSave. We've complained about nauseous smells in Long Beach coming from the harbor, the cement factories, and the dreaded petroleum refineries for some time. After years of complaints, AQMD is investigating the recurring stench. MORE
The World Health Organization has released guidelines for strict limits on air pollution from cars, power stations and other sources. If countries adopt them, millions of deaths could be avoided MORE
Emissions from diesel trucks and buses don’t just release higher levels of air pollution, they are also local in their effects and in Oregon disproportionately impact low-income individuals. Uncategorized air pollution heavy-duty trucks NOx pm 2.5 MORE
Global economy spends more than a whopping $5 trillion on annual basis in indoor and outdoor combat against air pollution. Thus, air engineering has taken a stance forward towards researching and performing tasks that understand, monitor, regulate and solve air pollution. MORE
Hailing from “the realm” of air pollution awareness and health, BreezoMeter’s US Head of Growth and weather industry vet Paul Walsh will be joining the event on October 25th (US). Join us at the event by registering here: Air Pollution Science MORE
Pollution and air pollution mainly is what we are talking about. However, you must check air pollution levels on a daily basis. Don’t exercise in areas where air pollution is too high. Install an air purifier at your home . MORE
On January 20, 2021, the Ohio EPA’s Division of Air Pollution Control (DAPC) hosted a “Program Advisory Group” (PAG) meeting via Microsoft Teams to inform interested stakeholders of recent and upcoming DAPC activities. During the PAG meeting, Ohio EPA noted that, in the past, the agency has primarily relied on the minimum control measures required under the federal Clean Air Act to meet the NAAQS. Energy Environment Clean Air Act NAAQS ohio epa Permitting MORE
Governments, agencies, and scientific bodies tend to use a range of environmental monitoring methods to set emission standards and inform on pollution levels, conservation efforts, sustainable water management, and even measure economic impacts. MORE
The ongoing eruptions from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma island continue to have a negative impact on the air quality in the region. Impact on Local Air Quality. The eruption has created massive clouds of ash pollution ( PM10 ) and PM 2.5. MORE
Science and Democracy air pollution chemical fire environmental justice Houston TexasA UCS team looked closely at an industrial fire's health effects on a fenceline community. MORE
However, despite the apparent irrefutable facts, all of this is very temporary and a 2015 NOAA study verifies there is a surge in fine particulate matter on the evening of July 4 (albeit at only 10 of 315 air quality monitoring stations nationwide). MORE
Environmental Protection Agency is being reshaped and reinvigorated, prioritizing climate change and reduction of air pollution. It discusses multiple ways to address air pollution, including reducing methane emissions in the oil and gas sector, establishing job-creating fuel economy standards, reducing air pollution from coal- and electric-fired utilities, and accounting for climate change Law 360 (by Ann Al-Bahish). May 2021. link]. MORE
This week’s advancements offer two new models for local governments looking to require or promote building electrification: air pollution and land use regulation. First, by setting an air emissions standard, it limits preemption risk by the U.S. By Amy Turner . MORE
Clean air zones across Europe, including in London, are really working to cut dangerous air pollutio MORE
A new epidemiological study by the open access publisher Frontiers is the first to show that the risk of developing dysmenorrhea increases by more than 30 times for women and girls who are exposed long-term to air pollutants such as carbon and nitrogen oxides and fine particulate matter. MORE
When air quality in China is poor, locally reported air pollution measurements diverge from U.S. embassy-reported measurements more than would be expected by random chance, finds an analysis of air pollution data from five large Chinese cities. Read more → Air quality China PublicationsRead the full story from PLOS. MORE
Guardian investigation finds 17 MPs, candidates or associations took out 50 ads criticising a clean air zone. Read more → Air qualityRead the full story in The Guardian. MORE
Some of us might associate summer with fresh, clean air, and warmer weather - and spending more time outdoors. However, summer weather and warmer climate conditions can contribute to poor air quality in a number of ways, resulting in a range of knock-on health and economic consequences. MORE
The World Health Organization has postponed the publication of new guidelines on lower limits for air pollution that are expected to influence how governments act on toxic air MORE
Science air pollution beef Climate Change farming Health meat pollution porkSubstituting poultry for red meat could prevent 6,300 deaths, the study found, and a shift to vegetarian, vegan or flexitarian diets could save 10,700. MORE
Reducing global air pollution levels to meet the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines would boost average life expectancy by 2.2 Read more → Air quality Environmental health PublicationsRead the full story at The Hill. years, a new study has found. MORE
Reversing the Legacy of Redlining: Reducing Exposure to Toxins and Pollutants Through Land Use Law Reform. . The disinvestment in lower-income neighborhoods caused by redlining, racial covenants, and zoning provisions prevented property improvement, resulted in dilapidated buildings, lowered real estate prices fueling development of manufacturing and industrial uses, and lowered the cost of polluting infrastructure, such as highways and public works facilities. MORE
Each year, International Walk to School Month encourages children and parents to forego regular commutes and use non-polluting travel methods instead - such as walking, skating, or cycling. The Pollution Problem near Schools. Idling Cars & the Air We Breathe. MORE
for air pollution. Baltimore has two active trash incinerators and decades of pollution from both active and decommissioned industrial factories. The Baltimore region ranks among the worst in the U.S. MORE
In the United States, people of color breathe more particulate air pollution on average, a finding that holds across income levels and regions of the US, according to a study by researchers at the EPA-funded Center for Air, Climate, and Energy Solutions. The findings expand a body of… Read more → Air quality Environmental health Environmental racism PublicationsRead the full story from U.S. MORE
Low or zero emission zones, which prioritize the use of cleaner vehicles, are a promising tool in benefitting communities disproportionately burdened by air pollution. MORE
The post Agricultural Air Pollution: A Brief Reprise appeared first on ACOEL. Air Climate Change Emissions Greenhouse Gases (GHGs Posted on August 17, 2021 by Don Stever. I previously wrote an ACOEL blog post that pointed out the relationship between meat agriculture and global warming. MORE
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SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Science and Democracy air pollution chemical fire environmental justice Houston TexasA UCS team looked closely at an industrial fire's health effects on a fenceline community.
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 8, 2021
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 → Air quality Environmental health Green lifestyle PublicationsRead the full story from U.S.
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New Scientist
OCTOBER 20, 2021
Clean air zones across Europe, including in London, are really working to cut dangerous air pollutio
Breezometer
AUGUST 16, 2021
Some of us might associate summer with fresh, clean air, and warmer weather - and spending more time outdoors. However, summer weather and warmer climate conditions can contribute to poor air quality in a number of ways, resulting in a range of knock-on health and economic consequences.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
The World Health Organization has released guidelines for strict limits on air pollution from cars, power stations and other sources. If countries adopt them, millions of deaths could be avoided
Inside Climate News
MAY 11, 2021
Science air pollution beef Climate Change farming Health meat pollution porkSubstituting poultry for red meat could prevent 6,300 deaths, the study found, and a shift to vegetarian, vegan or flexitarian diets could save 10,700.
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 22, 2021
A new study published in the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists looks at the causal relationship between outdoor air pollution levels on nationwide university entry examination day and students’ cognitive performance in Brazil. In “The Effects of Air Pollution on Students’ Cognitive… Read more → Air quality Environmental health PublicationsRead the full story from the University of Chicago Press Journals.
Breezometer
JUNE 16, 2021
Air quality awareness is growing, but many are still oblivious to the long-lasting consequences of pollution exposure in early life. Poor Air Quality Impacts Us In the Womb. Toxic Air & Young Lungs = Lethal. We CAN Take Control of the Air We Breathe.
Environmental News Bits
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Guardian investigation finds 17 MPs, candidates or associations took out 50 ads criticising a clean air zone. Read more → Air qualityRead the full story in The Guardian.
Frontier Sin
JULY 6, 2021
A new epidemiological study by the open access publisher Frontiers is the first to show that the risk of developing dysmenorrhea increases by more than 30 times for women and girls who are exposed long-term to air pollutants such as carbon and nitrogen oxides and fine particulate matter.
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 5, 2021
In the United States, people of color breathe more particulate air pollution on average, a finding that holds across income levels and regions of the US, according to a study by researchers at the EPA-funded Center for Air, Climate, and Energy Solutions. The findings expand a body of… Read more → Air quality Environmental health Environmental racism PublicationsRead the full story from U.S.
New Scientist
JUNE 16, 2021
The World Health Organization has postponed the publication of new guidelines on lower limits for air pollution that are expected to influence how governments act on toxic air
Greenbuilding Law
JULY 4, 2021
However, despite the apparent irrefutable facts, all of this is very temporary and a 2015 NOAA study verifies there is a surge in fine particulate matter on the evening of July 4 (albeit at only 10 of 315 air quality monitoring stations nationwide).
Environmental News Bits
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Reducing global air pollution levels to meet the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines would boost average life expectancy by 2.2 Read more → Air quality Environmental health PublicationsRead the full story at The Hill. years, a new study has found.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Emissions from diesel trucks and buses don’t just release higher levels of air pollution, they are also local in their effects and in Oregon disproportionately impact low-income individuals. Uncategorized air pollution heavy-duty trucks NOx pm 2.5
Acoel
AUGUST 17, 2021
The post Agricultural Air Pollution: A Brief Reprise appeared first on ACOEL. Air Climate Change Emissions Greenhouse Gases (GHGs Posted on August 17, 2021 by Don Stever. I previously wrote an ACOEL blog post that pointed out the relationship between meat agriculture and global warming.
Inhabitant
AUGUST 9, 2021
Researchers at the University of Washington have found a relationship between increased levels of fine particle pollution and the risk of dementia. In a study that borrowed data from two long-running studies in the Seattle area, researchers established that high levels of particulate matter in the environment corresponded with a greater risk of dementia
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 2, 2021
When air quality in China is poor, locally reported air pollution measurements diverge from U.S. embassy-reported measurements more than would be expected by random chance, finds an analysis of air pollution data from five large Chinese cities. Read more → Air quality China PublicationsRead the full story from PLOS.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 11, 2021
The Environmental Justice Legacy Pollution Cleanup Act would help address pollution that has been haunting environmental justice communities for decades. Science and Democracy air pollution environmental justice Environmental Justice Legacy Pollution Cleanup Act
Environmental Law Reporter
MAY 28, 2021
Environmental Protection Agency is being reshaped and reinvigorated, prioritizing climate change and reduction of air pollution. It discusses multiple ways to address air pollution, including reducing methane emissions in the oil and gas sector, establishing job-creating fuel economy standards, reducing air pollution from coal- and electric-fired utilities, and accounting for climate change Law 360 (by Ann Al-Bahish). May 2021. link].
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 15, 2021
for air pollution. Baltimore has two active trash incinerators and decades of pollution from both active and decommissioned industrial factories. The Baltimore region ranks among the worst in the U.S.
Environmental News Bits
JULY 7, 2021
Air pollution is a serious problem in many European cities, posing a real risk to health. Today, the European Environment Agency (EEA) launched the European city air quality viewer. You can check how the air quality has been over the past two years in the city… Read more → Air quality Europe Information toolsRead the full story from the European Environment Agency.
AAEE
APRIL 22, 2019
Global economy spends more than a whopping $5 trillion on annual basis in indoor and outdoor combat against air pollution. Thus, air engineering has taken a stance forward towards researching and performing tasks that understand, monitor, regulate and solve air pollution.
Inside Climate News
MAY 20, 2021
By Bob Berwyn The Arctic is now warming three times as fast as the global average, and faces an ongoing barrage of dangerous climate and environmental pollutants, Arctic Council experts warned at the start of their meetings in Reykjavik, Iceland this week.
Law Columbia
MAY 28, 2021
This week’s advancements offer two new models for local governments looking to require or promote building electrification: air pollution and land use regulation. First, by setting an air emissions standard, it limits preemption risk by the U.S. By Amy Turner .
Acoel
MAY 7, 2021
It has long been recognized that minority and disadvantaged communities are subject to higher levels of pollution than more affluent non-minority areas. For instance, last year New Jersey adopted EJ legislation which, when fully operative, will impose new requirements for the issuance of permits or permit renewals for certain types of facilities – including any major air pollution source – in EJ communities. State Air Pollution Control Board Provide the Roadmap?
Breezometer
OCTOBER 18, 2021
Each year, International Walk to School Month encourages children and parents to forego regular commutes and use non-polluting travel methods instead - such as walking, skating, or cycling. The Pollution Problem near Schools. Idling Cars & the Air We Breathe.
Breezometer
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Hailing from “the realm” of air pollution awareness and health, BreezoMeter’s US Head of Growth and weather industry vet Paul Walsh will be joining the event on October 25th (US). Join us at the event by registering here: Air Pollution Science
Vorys Law
JANUARY 26, 2021
On January 20, 2021, the Ohio EPA’s Division of Air Pollution Control (DAPC) hosted a “Program Advisory Group” (PAG) meeting via Microsoft Teams to inform interested stakeholders of recent and upcoming DAPC activities. During the PAG meeting, Ohio EPA noted that, in the past, the agency has primarily relied on the minimum control measures required under the federal Clean Air Act to meet the NAAQS. Energy Environment Clean Air Act NAAQS ohio epa Permitting
Breezometer
OCTOBER 19, 2021
The ongoing eruptions from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma island continue to have a negative impact on the air quality in the region. Impact on Local Air Quality. The eruption has created massive clouds of ash pollution ( PM10 ) and PM 2.5.
Legal Planet
AUGUST 5, 2021
In it, the author makes this statement, in emphasizing how extreme the wildfire smoke has been in California over the past few years: I’ve lived in the Bay Area for nearly 30 years, but only since 2017 can I remember experiencing periodic episodes of bad air quality.
Breezometer
JULY 3, 2021
Should we be paying more attention to the impact of holiday traditions on the air we breathe? 1) Beautiful but Toxic: Firework Pollution During Popular Celebrations. They are our prettiest type of pollution, but not at all good for our breathing. Air Pollution Science
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 15, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will reinstate a scientific group that looks at air pollution and was disbanded under the Trump administration, a spokesperson confirmed to The Hill on Monday, EPA spokesperson Tim Carroll said in an email that the EPA’s Science Advisory Board will issue a call “in… Read more → Air quality Environmental health U.S. Read the full story at The Hill.
Green Law
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Reversing the Legacy of Redlining: Reducing Exposure to Toxins and Pollutants Through Land Use Law Reform. . The disinvestment in lower-income neighborhoods caused by redlining, racial covenants, and zoning provisions prevented property improvement, resulted in dilapidated buildings, lowered real estate prices fueling development of manufacturing and industrial uses, and lowered the cost of polluting infrastructure, such as highways and public works facilities.
Breezometer
JULY 6, 2021
Governments, agencies, and scientific bodies tend to use a range of environmental monitoring methods to set emission standards and inform on pollution levels, conservation efforts, sustainable water management, and even measure economic impacts.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 27, 2021
Low or zero emission zones, which prioritize the use of cleaner vehicles, are a promising tool in benefitting communities disproportionately burdened by air pollution.
Law Columbia
APRIL 23, 2021
But in this blog post, I unpack an aspect of the decision where I think it was more of a mixed bag: the court’s treatment of the international air pollution provision of the Clean Air Act, Section 115. This approach is not unique to the Clean Air Act.
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Prolonged exposure to air pollution and traffic noise may increase the risk of heart failure in women, according to a study released Wednesday. Read more → Air quality Environmental health PublicationsRead the full story at The Hill.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 16, 2021
Climate champs Senators Whitehouse and Schatz introduced a solutions-oriented bill today that would put a price on emissions of heat-trapping gases as well as criteria air pollutants and use the revenues to mitigate the impacts of the policy on consumers, workers, and communities.
Planet Save
JANUARY 18, 2019
Dirty Energy & Fuel Health Science air pollution California Long Beach Los AngelesThe post Nasty Gas Smells In Long Beach Launch AQMD Long-Term Investigation — We’re There, And It’s About Time! appeared first on PlanetSave. We've complained about nauseous smells in Long Beach coming from the harbor, the cement factories, and the dreaded petroleum refineries for some time. After years of complaints, AQMD is investigating the recurring stench.
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