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Jun 07 2023
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Canadian fires polluting NYC air continue blazing out of control
The Canadian wildfires choking New York City with smoke continue raging with no end in sight. At noon Wednesday, nearly 150 fires were tearing through Quebec, “most of them out of control,” according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Firefighters from the U.S., Mexico, France, Spain and Portugal are expected to join smoke eaters in the burning province, which hopes to put 1,200
New York Daily NewsMar 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 GuardianOct 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 BeastApr 28 2024
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Biden’s Power Plant Crackdown Raises More Questions Than Answers
The Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued final regulations to cut power plant greenhouse gas emissions and pollutants Thursday that could raise more questions than answers in a time of rising demand and diminishing reliability on America’s power grid. Assuming it is upheld by the courts, the regulation will require both coal and natural gas power plants to invest
ForbesFeb 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- RecordJul 05 2023
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Fireworks-related air pollution reaches dangerous levels in Los Angeles area
Air pollution reached dangerous levels in the Los Angeles area Wednesday morning as fireworks smoke lingered across the region. The South Coast Air Quality Management District issued an air quality alert for L.A., Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties where particulate matter (PM2.5) readings soared into the mid-200s in some locations. Short-term pollution levels, especially in
KTLAApr 21 2024
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Greenpoint development to be built on top of toxic soil too deep to remove
A new apartment complex is rising atop one of Brooklyn’s most polluted sites after its developers and state environmental regulators abandoned their plan to fully remove the deeply contaminated soil underground. Crews earlier this month began pouring the foundation for an eight-story complex called NuHart West, named after the former NuHart Plastic Manufacturing site on Dupont Street in
GothamistApr 26 2024
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North Dakota sues federal agency over methane regulation
A gas flare burns in front of an oil well pump jack near Killdeer, North Dakota, on Feb. 1, 2024. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor) North Dakota and three other states filed suit in federal court this week against the Bureau of Land Management over a new methane regulation the states say will hamper oil and gas production. The Bureau of Land Management in a March 27 announcement said the rule
Yahoo NewsApr 20 2024
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Protect migrating birds in Indiana with these steps
Billions of birds are migrating north as the weather warms, and many of them make the great trek at night. Bright, artificial lighting polluting the skies over cities can disorient the migrating birds causing them to call out in confusion and waste energy as they try to find their true path. The exhausted birds are then left vulnerable to other threats in their environments. Allen’s
IndyStarApr 25 2024
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Power of US: ABC News Earth Week coverage
Climate change may seem like a monumental problem to tackle, but experts say every one of us has the power to impact everlasting change for environmental conservation. This Earth Day, ABC News is taking a look at solutions for issues related to climate change and the environment with the series, "The Power of Us: People, The Climate, and Our Future." Check out the stories here: How the UN
ABC News (Online)