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How to Stop the Biggest Threat to Europe’s Green Transition
news.movim.eu / TheNewYorkTimes · Tuesday, 5 December - 16:55
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Prenatal exposure to air pollution may hurt reproductive health in adult men, study finds
news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Saturday, 25 November - 12:00
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Wildfires in Canada Expected to Cause Hazy Skies Over New York
news.movim.eu / TheNewYorkTimes · Monday, 2 October, 2023 - 12:45
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Populism has polluted the fight for clean air | Letter
news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Friday, 22 September, 2023 - 17:04
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US coal plant closure emphasises health benefits of cleaner air
news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Friday, 25 August, 2023 - 05:00
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Californians have bought more than 1.5 million electric vehicles
news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Monday, 24 April, 2023 - 15:48 · 1 minute
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Is your gas stove bad for your health?
news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Tuesday, 13 September, 2022 - 14:16
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Heat waves + air pollution can be a deadly combination
news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Monday, 29 August, 2022 - 14:38
Ingestion of particulate matter may shorten distance between anus and genitals in the womb, a sign of lower testosterone activity
In-utero exposure to common air pollutants may lower semen quality and increase the risk of reproductive system disease in men, new research finds.
The peer-reviewed Rutgers University study looked at whether exposure to particulate matter called 2.5 (PM2.5) and nitrogen oxide may shorten the distance between the anus and genitals, or the anogenital distance, in developing fetuses and newborns.
Continue reading...The backlash faced by Sadiq Khan in response to novel and brave measures is absurd, says Nancy Collins
Your interview with Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, for whom I act as a solicitor in claims arising from her daughter’s death, highlights the clear need for an urgent and precise response to address the risks to health from exposure to air pollution ( How anti-Ulez campaigners misused air pollution finding in Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah death, 16 September ).
The politicisation of London’s ultra-low emission zone makes a mockery of the strengthening scientific consensus that poor air quality causes severe health conditions. History will judge harshly the failure to heed these warnings.
Continue reading...Decrease in hospital visits for heart problems shows impact could be greater than previously thought
A study suggests the benefits from cleaner air could be even greater than previous data had indicated.
Researchers investigated the closure of a coal processing plant in 2016. Located on Neville Island in the Ohio River, near Pittsburgh in the US, the site had been used to produce coal-coke for steelmaking for about 100 years. Closure of the plant resulted in an immediate reduction in air pollution for the local communities. Sulphur dioxide decreased by 90%, arsenic by 66% and particle pollution also improved.
Continue reading...California is far and away the country's largest adopter of plug-in electric vehicles. Because of the state's ability to regulate its own air quality and spurred on by a large economy and plenty of affluent residents, the EV has gained plenty of traction in the Golden State. So much so that last month, California met its goal of having more than 1.5 million clean vehicles on the road two years ahead of schedule.
"No other state in the nation is doing as much as we are to accelerate our electric and zero emissions future," said California Governor Gavin Newsom. "California is setting the bar for climate action—and we're achieving our goals years ahead of schedule thanks to unprecedented investments secured in partnership with the legislature. We're making real progress on the world's most ambitious plan to end the tailpipe so our kids and grandkids are left with a cleaner, healthier planet."
California's Air Resources Board (CARB) began its Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) program in 1990 with the intent of ameliorating the state's severe smog problem. By the early years of this century, air quality had improved to the point where CARB could begin using the ZEV regulations to help drive down climate emissions.
Cooks love their gadgets, from countertop slow cookers to instant-read thermometers. Now, there’s increasing interest in magnetic induction cooktops —surfaces that cook much faster than conventional stoves, without igniting a flame or heating an electric coil.
Some of this attention is overdue: Induction has long been popular in Europe and Asia, and it is more energy-efficient than standard stoves. But recent studies have also raised concerns about indoor air emissions from gas stoves.
Academic researchers and agencies such as the California Air Resources Board have reported that gas stoves can release hazardous air pollutants while they’re operating, and even when they’re turned off.
On the morning news, you see the weather forecast is for high heat, and there is an “ excessive heat watch ” for later in the week. You were hoping the weather would cool down, but yet another heat wave is threatening human health and increasing the chance of wildfires. On top of these warm days and nights, air quality data has been showing unhealthy levels of pollution.
Sound familiar? This scenario is increasingly the new normal in many parts of the world.
High heat and air pollution are each problematic for human health, particularly for vulnerable populations such as older adults. But what happens when they hit at the same time?