Tag
pollution
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Reporting on the impact of climate change on indoor air quality
Outdoor pollutants like ozone, particulate matter and allergens like pollen also impact indoor air quality.
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These tools add important social context to public health stories
Federal, state and local officials use risk assessment tools called “social vulnerability indices” to identify places that may be hit…
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Air pollution within legal limits still can be deadly for older adults
Al Gore’s new movie, “An Inconvenient Sequel, Truth to Power,” delves into the most recent effects of climate change on…
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Should Seattle Superfund site address health as well as pollution?
InvestigateWest’s Carol Smith writes in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and InvestigateWest.org that the focus on the environmental disaster of Seattle’s industrial…
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APHA: Transportation policies impact health
Transportation policies and public health are inextricably linked, according to a new report released by the American Public Health Association.…
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Safe drinking water tops Americans’ concerns
A new Gallup poll shows that half of Americans are worried about the pollution of drinking water. Other health-related worries…
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Group’s tours highlight pollution in West Oakland
California Watch’s Ali Winston writes that to increase awareness of both legacy and ongoing sources of toxins in their venerable…
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NYT investigates Clean Water Act violations
In the latest installment of The New York Times‘ Toxic Waters series, Charles Duhigg says that, for this investigation, the…
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Massive levels of uranium found in Indian children
Writing in The Observer, Gethin Chamberlain looks into a rash of deformities and disabilities that have appeared among youth in…
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State agency fines polluters but economy takes toll
Tony Bartelme of the Charleston Post and Courier obtained and analyzed records of 17 years of fines handed out to…