3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

exposure from wildfire air pollution, the long-term health effects due to ambient PM2.5 For example, people living close to areas that are prone to wildfires may be exposed to significantly higher levels and longer periods of air pollutants from fires. What Can We Do To Limit Exposure to Wildfire Air Pollution? .

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New Scientist

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Fossil fuel power plants filled the gap but that has led to increased air pollution The ongoing drought in the western US depleted reservoirs and reduced hydropower generation.

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Breezometer

APRIL 12, 2022

But a major threat still remains – NYC air pollution. Let’s discuss why reclaiming New York’s renowned landmark doesn’t mean Central Park is always safe due to poor Manhattan air quality and local environmental hazards. Car Pollution: How Does Traffic Contribute to Air Pollution? Not Necessarily.

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Schemes that aim to reduce traffic through certain streets have been accused of increasing air pollution on roads at their borders, but a study in London has found that the opposite is true

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New Scientist

JULY 25, 2022

Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants identifies three ways exposure to dirty air could be leading to cognitive decline in older people

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 15, 2023

Exposure to fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) Read the full story from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. may increase the risk of developing dementia, according to a new meta-analysis.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 5, 2023

A citywide project that tracked Chicago’s air pollution using more than 100 low-cost air quality sensors ended last week after the tech company Microsoft, which led the project, quietly announced to its users … Continue reading Microsoft abandons project mapping Chicago’s air pollution

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

DBA Protect PA - $365,887: Recipient will expand Protect PT’s air monitoring efforts in environmental justice communities in Southwestern Pennsylvania to address the lack of knowledge about fossil fuel air emissions and their impact on quality of life for those living in counties that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. ‘I’m

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Breezometer

OCTOBER 31, 2021

No prolonged or excessive exposure to air pollution is safe for children: In 2020, in a landmark ruling the death of 9-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah led to the first person having 'air pollution' listed as the cause of death in the UK. The longer we live, the greater our exposure to air pollution. The Elderly.

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Physics World

MARCH 15, 2022

Air pollution in India is reducing the energy output of some solar panels as much as 52%. That is the conclusion of researchers who have modelled the effects of particulate pollution on solar irradiance in 2001–2018. Having abundant insolation, the country was ranked fifth in the world for solar energy capacity in 2020.

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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

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Exceeding the World Health Organization's recommended air pollution exposure limit could substantially increase our risk of a first-time stroke

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Environment, Law, and History

AUGUST 3, 2022

The archival record of its early years reveals the extent to which efforts to measure atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations interacted closely with one of the most hotly debated political issues of the mid-twentieth century: urban air pollution. The precise nature of CO2 as an air pollutant, however, was difficult to pin down.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 18, 2023

Air pollution is a major public health problem: The World Health Organization has estimated that it leads to over 4 million premature deaths worldwide annually. But now an MIT research team is rolling out an open-source version of … Continue reading Low-cost device can measure air pollution anywhere

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 3, 2023

People exposed to higher levels of air pollution before the pandemic had lower antibody responses to COVID-19 vaccines, according to a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by “la Caixa” Foundation, in collaboration with the Germans Trias … Continue reading Air pollution is linked to lower (..)

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Inside Climate News

AUGUST 6, 2022

Martin For years, researchers have known that air pollution can worsen such respiratory conditions as asthma in children. But a recently released study has shed new light on how exposure to airborne pollutants can also affect the developing brains of the very young. By Victoria St.

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New Scientist

JUNE 1, 2022

Analysis of air pollution and crop health via satellite imagery suggests that limiting emissions of nitrogen dioxide, a potent greenhouse gas, could boost crop yields by up to 28 per cent

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 26, 2022

Although air pollution in the U.S. A new analysis of data between 2000 and 2018 shows that trends for Native American communities on tribal land have not kept up with the decline in other communities, which … Continue reading As air pollution declined, tribal nations got left out.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

You were hoping the weather would cool down, … Continue reading Extreme heat + air pollution can be deadly, with the health risk together worse than either alone.

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New Scientist

APRIL 8, 2022

Cities in the tropics are experiencing a growing air pollution problem, which is estimated to have led to a 62 per cent rise in premature deaths since 2005

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Cars and wildfires contribute to Utah’s air pollution, but the Great Salt Lake is a less obvious but important contributor.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 2, 2023

On April 25, Earthworks filed a formal environmental complaint with the Department of Environmental Protection with video evidence showing more air pollution violations by gas flares at the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County. DEP acknowledged the complaint by email and said they were looking into it.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 28, 2022

is one of several air pollutants regulated by the U.S. With most … Continue reading Study examines disparities in air pollution affecting American Indian communities. New research highlights disparities in fine particulate matter (PM2.5) trends between American Indian (AI) and non-AI populated U.S.

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Yale E360

OCTOBER 25, 2022

By tweeting real-time local pollution data in developing countries, U.S. embassies helped spur measurable improvements in air quality, a new study finds. Read more on E360 ?.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

On February 17, the Clean Air Council and the Environmental Integrity Project sent a letter to the Department of Environmental Protection urging the state to temporarily halt operations at a Shell plastics chemical plant in Beaver County that has repeatedly violated air pollution limits and recently released plumes of black smoke for several hours.

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New Scientist

APRIL 4, 2022

New guidelines from the World Health Organization mean that almost everyone on the planet is now affected by harmful air pollution

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Frontiers

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. Air pollutants are an important new risk factor.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2023

The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is scheduled to hold a June 5 hearing on legislation requiring environmental impact reports on certain electric generation, waste management, sewage treatment and other facilities that are a major source of air pollution proposed in already burdened communities.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 9, 2022

The Free Press is making air permit data available for the first time to improve access and to help build on our work examining air pollution in communities with long-standing racial and socioeconomic disparities. Read the full story in the Detroit Free Press. Read more →

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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. Read the full story from U.S.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 15, 2022

They suspected these symptoms were the result of air pollution from fracking facilities that dominate the area, but regulators dismissed and downplayed their concerns. With … Continue reading Community-led science uncovers high air pollution from fracking in Ohio county.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 17, 2022

Now scientists think there is another risk factor that may increase the likelihood of contracting the coronavirus and the possibility … Continue reading Growing evidence links air pollution exposure and covid-19 risks.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 18, 2022

This investigation, “Chicago’s Air Pollution Hotspots,” is a collaboration between the Chicago Sun-Times, WBEZ, the Cicero Independiente and MuckRock, with support from Columbia University’s Brown Institute for Media Innovation. Read the full story at MuckRock.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 15, 2023

The Guardian worked with academics to analyze air pollution in the contiguous US at a neighborhood level and created a top 10 ranking of local areas breathing the worst air.

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

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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New Scientist

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The superbug MRSA is potentially even more harmful if it is exposed to air pollution, some studies using mice and human cells suggest

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 31, 2022

Air quality in Minnesota has improved but air pollution continues to contribute to premature deaths and hospitalizations — and its impacts fall disproportionately on communities where health disparities already exist. Read the full story from Minnesota Public Radio.

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