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Mar 08 2023
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Revealed: the 10 worst places to live in US for air pollution
The worst 10 hotspots for fine particle air pollution in the US have been revealed by The Guardian in an analysis using cutting-edge modelling.
America’s top spot is not a traffic-clogged metropolis or renowned heavy industry zone but a small town surrounded by farmland and mountains.
These findings – based on a model developed by a team of researchers at institutions including
The Guardian
Feb 17 2023
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State challenges EPA’s rejection of state plan on ozone pollution
LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to reject its plan to comply with federal rules that are supposed to assure that the state's coal-fired power plants and industrial sites don't pollute the air in other states. The state filed a petition with the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals over the EPA disapproving the state's
Sentinel- Record
Oct 26 2022
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There’s a Horrifying Link Between Dementia and Car Pollution
Air pollution caused by traffic can leave your health feeling like it was hit by a car—causing and worsening problems like asthma, allergies, and respiratory diseases like bronchitis and COVID-19. Now a new paper suggests that there’s a link between traffic pollution and another horrible illness: dementia.
A meta-analysis published Wednesday in the paper Neurology found that people who
Daily Beast
Sep 06 2022
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Heatwaves and wildfires to worsen air pollution: UN
More frequent and intense heatwaves and wildfires driven by climate change are expected to worsen the quality of the air we breathe, harming human health and ecosystems, the UN warned Wednesday.
A new report from the UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) cautioned that the interaction between pollution and climate change would impact hundreds of millions of people over the coming
Yahoo News
Nov 14 2022
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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson: Social Media Is Part Of ‘Pollution Of The Domain Of Public Discourse’
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson said that social media platforms are contributing to a “pollution” of public discourse.
Appearing on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” Friday, Peterson refuted the idea that social media contributes to tribalism and polarization in politics. Instead, Peterson said that social media incentivizes anti-social and self-promoting behavior among users. Peterson cited a paper in
The Daily Wire
Mar 21 2023
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Residents of Cancer Alley sue Louisiana parish officials over civil rights, religious liberty violations
Residents of a Louisiana parish located in the heart of a cluster of polluting petrochemical factories filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday raising allegations of civil rights, environmental justice, and religious liberty violations. The lawsuit names St. James Parish as the defendant and says the parish council approved the construction of several factories in two Black districts of the parish
USA TODAY
Mar 24 2023
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Denver weather: Spring turbulence with possible rain and snow — and maybe glimpses of northern lights
Denver residents face turbulent weather Friday with patchy freezing fog and wind gusts, leading to sunny, warm spells ahead of likely evening rain and snow, according to the National Weather Service. But clear skies now and then at night could allow glimpses of the northern lights in dark areas away from urban light pollution, weather service forecasters said. To have a chance of seeing those
The Denver Post
Jun 02 2022
Analysis
The pollution from Russia’s war will poison Ukraine for decades
In late May, a large plume of pink smoke erupted from a chemical plant and rose above apartment buildings in Ukraine’s eastern city of Severodonetsk. The smoke was toxic — it came from a tank of nitric acid that was struck by Russian military forces.
“Do not come out of shelters!” the region’s governor, Sergiy Gaiday, said on Telegram, following the attack. “Nitric acid is dangerous if
Vox
Mar 24 2023
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Biden admin cracks down on air conditioners as war on appliances continues
The Biden administration announced its latest home appliance regulations this week, targeting air conditioners in an action it said would reduce the nation's carbon emissions.
The regulations, unveiled Thursday by the Department of Energy (DOE), finalize energy efficiency standards for home air conditioning units, or window air conditioners, and portable air cleaners. The DOE said the
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