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Public Health Officials Should Urgently Prioritize Reducing Exposure to Indoor Fine Particulate Matter, New Report Recommends

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...
Science Focus

Air pollution’s link to dementia is getting stronger. Here’s how to reduce your risk

Studies are bolstering the idea that air pollution could increase your chances of developing dementia. But there are ways to ...

The health risks of gas hobs and how to protect yourself

Research indicates that gas hobs release damaging pollutants that could contribute towards major health conditions like lung ...
Yale Environment 360

Large-scale study in India shows that a pollution market can reduce emissions

In India, much of the population breathes air that is 10 times more polluted than what the World Health Organization considers safe. In a study released April 15 in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, ...
Yale Environment 360

The aerosol dilemma: How fighting pollution affects climate change

The World Meteorological Organization’s fifth annual Air Quality and Climate Bulletin, issued in September, called attention to the effects of air pollution on climate change and human and ecosystem ...
The Texas Tribune

The EPA sets tougher national soot standards. These 10 Texas counties already exceed them.

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Public Health Officials Should Urgently Prioritize Reducing Exposure to Indoor Fine Particulate Matter, New Report Recommends

WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommends public health officials and other local and regional agencies take action to mitigate exposure ...
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The EPA sets tougher national soot standards. These 10 Texas counties already exceed them.

Marathon Petroleums Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City. The EPA has adopted stricter standards nationally for particulate matter, which is generated by industry, diesel engines, power plants, ...