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Air pollution, severe heat waves affect U.S. West, Asia

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2023-04-19 10:21

California and other Western states see spikes in unhealthy air pollution as national levels improve Ozone smog is improving, but wildfires in the West continue to expose people to dangerous pollutants, according to a new report. NBC News

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EU lawmakers reach deals on emissions trading, carbon tax

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2023-04-18 09:39

EU lawmakers adopt deals on emissions trading, carbon tax European Union lawmakers have adopted on Tuesday key pieces of a package designed to achieve the EU’s climate goals of cutting emissions of the gases that cause global warming by 55% over this decade. European Parliament members approved deals to reform the 27-nation bloc’s emissions trading system and to create a new hardship fund for vulnerable households and small businesses affected by higher fuel costs arising from the new measures. The emissions trading system covers about 40% of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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Covid pandemic has focused attention to the importance of healthy indoor air

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2023-03-09 17:53

Indoor air is full of flu and COVID viruses. Will countries clean it up? Nature - The current pandemic has focused attention to the importance of healthy indoor air and could spur lasting improvements to the air we breathe. Lewis, Dyani nature

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U.S. EPA proposes stronger limits to reduce wastewater from coal-fired power plants

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2023-03-08 19:36

EPA proposes stronger limits to reduce wastewater from coal-fired power plants - UPI.com The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday proposed a new rule to reduce the number of pollutants released from coal power plants by 580 million pounds per year, according to the EPA. UPI

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World wide, Nearly everyone is exposed to unhealthy levels of tiny air pollutants, study says

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2023-03-08 12:45

Nearly everyone is exposed to unhealthy levels of tiny air pollutants, study says “Almost no one is safe from air pollution,” Yuming Guo, the lead author of the study, told The Washington Post. Kasha Patel Washington Post

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Air pollution: the 10 worse places in the United States--study

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2023-03-08 12:27

Revealed: the 10 worst places to live in US for air pollution A Guardian analysis using cutting-edge modelling developed by researchers tracks deadly PM2.5 levels the Guardian

America’s top spot is not a traffic-clogged metropolis or renowned heavy industry zone but a small town surrounded by farmland and mountains.

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Opinion: ... Without clean air, the next infection could permanently disable you

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2023-01-26 11:19

We are all playing Covid roulette. Without clean air, the next infection could permanently disable you | George Monbiot As rich people plough money into ventilation to protect themselves, those with long Covid are treated as an embarrassment, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot the Guardian

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Opinion: Environmental racism worsens U.S. pandemic outcomes

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2023-01-12 19:14

Environmental racism worsens pandemic outcomes COVID-19 sickens more Latinos than any other demographic. cayala The Hill

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Clean Indoor Air Benefits Everyone -- White House paper

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2022-12-09 17:54

Clean Indoor Air Benefits Everyone | OSTP | The White House By Erica Kimmerling, OSTP Senior Policy Advisor for Public Engagement in Science Steph Guerra, OSTP Assistant Director for Health Security and Biodefense Georgia Lagoudas, OSTP Senior Advisor for Biotechnology and Bioeconomy The quality of the air we breathe indoors impacts our ability to fully participate in society and live our healthiest lives. For over two… The White House

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Judge approves DOJ intervention in efforts to improve Jackson Mississippi's struggling water system.

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2022-12-01 10:57

Judge OKs federal intervention in struggling water system The U.S. Justice Department has won a federal judge's approval to carry out a rare intervention to improve the precarious water system in Mississippi’s capital city, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday, months after the system's partial failure. The department filed the proposal for intervention on Tuesday and U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate approved it later that day in Mississippi.

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Air pollution, severe heat waves affect U.S. West, Asia

EU lawmakers reach deals on emissions trading, carbon tax

Covid pandemic has focused attention to the importance of healthy indoor air

U.S. EPA proposes stronger limits to reduce wastewater from coal-fired power plants

World wide, Nearly everyone is exposed to unhealthy levels of tiny air pollutants, study says

Air pollution: the 10 worse places in the United States--study

Opinion: ... Without clean air, the next infection could permanently disable you

Opinion: Environmental racism worsens U.S. pandemic outcomes

Clean Indoor Air Benefits Everyone -- White House paper

Judge approves DOJ intervention in efforts to improve Jackson Mississippi's struggling water system.

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