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Clean Air Day: Air Pollution Exposure Impact Starts Earlier Than You Think

Breezometer

Ella suffered from severe asthma attacks that resulted in nearly 30 hospitalizations. Stanford researchers recently linked early exposure to pollution with an increased risk of adult heart disease, concluding that pollution exposure at a young age can alter genes that regulate the immune system and increase blood pressure.

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8 ways to save our climate, and our lives

Edouard Stenger

After the rather distressing article from last week, I thought I would be publishing today something a bit more uplifting, something that reminds us all that, no we are not completely doomed just yet, provided we act and act swiftly. This was mentioned in an article in The Guardian. Conclusion This article may not be very original.

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9th Compendium Of Studies On Health & Environmental Harms From Natural Gas Development Released - ‘The Rapidly Expanding Body Of Evidence Compiled Here Is Massive, Troubling And Cries Out For Decisive Action’

PA Environment Daily

The 9th Compendium, published by the Concerned Health Professionals of NY and Physicians for Social Responsibility on October 19, summarizes resources that describe the health and other impacts of natural gas development and infrastructure organized by topic. It also offers a review of trends in research findings.

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In Iowa, a Tale of Politics, Power, and Contaminated Water

Circle of Blue

By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue – May 25, 2023 IOWA CITY, IOWA – Here in the heart of US farm country, the wretched quality of Iowa waterways is a well-known lament. That data generated has been lauded and shared in state reports and in dozens of peer-reviewed journal articles.

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House Environmental Committee To Hold Oct. 30 Hearing On Bill Increasing Setback Safety Zones From Shale Natural Gas Drilling Sites, Infrastructure Based On Latest Science, Grand Jury Report

PA Environment Daily

Note: In April, an Inside Climate News article quoted a spokesperson for now Gov. Related Articles - Health/Environmental Impacts: -- Gov. “I agree with his statement, and I believe that as legislators, we must do all we can to protect the residents of our commonwealth and our constitutional right to clean air and pure water.”

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2023 Shale Gas Operator Compliance Report: 1,310 Violations; Explosions; Pad Fire, Evacuation; Uncontrolled Gas Venting; Frack-Outs; Polluting Water Supply; Spills; Pipeline Crashing Thru A Home; More

PA Environment Daily

The studies found shale gas development can increase the chance of people having an asthma attack between 4 and 5 times; children have an increased chance of developing lymphoma cancer; and babies can have slightly lower birth weights. Read more here. It also offers a review of trends in research findings. 30 to Jan. 25 to Dec. 28 to Nov.

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Research briefing: why are reports of hate crime surging during the Israel-Hamas conflict?

Environmental Progress

‘Homer’s Odyssey, in Judge Posner's words, contains “graphic descriptions of Odysseus’s grinding out the eye of Polyphemus with a heated, sharpened stake”’ ‘Shakespeare’s entertainment, in its non-bowdlerized form, is not for the faint of heart.’ ‘In They have found a new subject for attack.