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Air Pollution

News24 | Climate change and air pollution must be tackled together Air Pollution

News24 | Climate change and air pollution must be tackled together

Climate change and air quality cannot be treated separately, says World Meteorological Organization Secretary-General Petteri Taalas. Freddy Mavunda/BusinessDay For climate change news and analysis, go to News24 Climate Future.Climate change is having a measurable impact on air quality and therefore human health, meaning the two must be tackled together and not in…
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September 6, 2023
EPA delays new ozone pollution standards until after 2024 election Air Pollution

EPA delays new ozone pollution standards until after 2024 election

WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for ground-level ozone — better known as smog — despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory panel to lower air pollution limits to protect public health. The decision by EPA Administrator Michael Regan means that one…
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September 6, 2023
PH, SKorea sign agreement for air quality monitoring through space Air Pollution

PH, SKorea sign agreement for air quality monitoring through space

THE Korean International Cooperation Agency (Koica) and the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) have signed a partnership agreement to strengthen the national capacity to monitor the condition of air quality and improve air quality plans and policies in the Philippines. The agreement will utilize the Pan-Asia Partnership for Geospatial Air Pollution…
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August 4, 2023
Air Pollution and Non-Lung Cancers; Breast Cancer Legal Aid; GI Symptoms After CRC Air Pollution

Air Pollution and Non-Lung Cancers; Breast Cancer Legal Aid; GI Symptoms After CRC

Exposure to outdoor air pollution may increase the risk of several non-lung cancers. (Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Environmental Epidemiology) A physician talks about the shock of learning that she missed the warning signs of her own cancer. (CNN) The FDA expanded approval of trifluridine and tipiracil…
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August 4, 2023
Outdoor air pollution may increase non-lung cancer risk in older adults Air Pollution

Outdoor air pollution may increase non-lung cancer risk in older adults

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Chronic exposure to fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) may increase non-lung cancer risk in older adults, according to a study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. In a cohort study of millions of Medicare beneficiaries, the researchers found that…
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August 3, 2023