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Air Pollution

Previously Considered Safe – Low Levels of Air Pollution Much Deadlier Than Scientists Thought Air Pollution

Previously Considered Safe – Low Levels of Air Pollution Much Deadlier Than Scientists Thought

Air pollution refers to the presence of harmful substances, such as gases, particulates, and biological molecules, in the Earth’s atmosphere. Air pollution can have serious negative impacts on human health, as well as the environment. It has been linked to a wide range of health problems, including respiratory and cardiovascular…
bubmag
January 15, 2023
Pollutionwatch: citizen science helps raise alarm on UK air pollution Air Pollution

Pollutionwatch: citizen science helps raise alarm on UK air pollution

More and more people are making their own air pollution measurements and using these to press for action from national and local governments. Last year Mark Tebbutt installed Chorley’s seventh air pollution monitor. Since 2013 Tebbutt, his family and friends have been buying and operating their own air pollution instruments.…
bubmag
January 13, 2023
EPA’s proposed air pollution standards for soot could save thousands of lives Air Pollution

EPA’s proposed air pollution standards for soot could save thousands of lives

Late last week, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed tighter limits to one of the country’s most dangerous air pollutants: fine particulate matter, or soot. But while the long-awaited move could save thousands of lives per year, health experts say it’s still not enough. Soot is also known as fine particulate…
bubmag
January 9, 2023
Mother of London girl who died from air pollution says she would be ‘overjoyed’ by CBE Air Pollution

Mother of London girl who died from air pollution says she would be ‘overjoyed’ by CBE

T he mother of a nine-year-old girl who died from an asthma attack and air pollution says she would be “overjoyed” as she is made a CBE. Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, from Lewisham, south-east London, has been named in the New Year Honours list for services to public health. She has been…
bubmag
December 30, 2022
EPA investigating Colorado for discriminatory air pollution Air Pollution

EPA investigating Colorado for discriminatory air pollution

DENVER -- The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether Colorado’s regulation of air pollution from industrial facilities discriminates against Hispanic residents and other racial minorities, according to a letter released Wednesday. That's a level of scrutiny long sought by Lucy Molina whose daughter goes to school near Colorado’s only petroleum…
bubmag
December 28, 2022