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Taxonomy Archive: air pollution
20 Apr 2018 |
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What We Breathe Impacts Our Health: Improving Understanding of the Link between Air Pollution and Health
Air pollution contributes to the premature deaths of millions of people each year around the world, and air quality problems are growing in many developing nations. While past policy efforts have succeeded in reducing particulate matter and trace gases in North America and Europe, adverse health effects are found at even these lower ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Public health benefits of strategies to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions: household energy
Energy used in dwellings is an important target for actions to avert climate change. Properly designed and implemented, such actions could have major co-benefits for public health. To investigate, we examined the effect of hypothetical strategies to improve energy efficiency in UK housing stock and to introduce 150 million ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Air Pollution
In recognition of the numerous and serious adverse health consequences resulting from pollution, climate change and ozone layer depletion, the AAFP recommends strong action on all public and private levels to limit and correct the pollution of our land, atmosphere and water.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Coal’s Public Health and Safety Impacts
Representatives of the Alameda County Public Health Department drafted this letter to express concerns about and recommendations for preventing the potential negative health and safety impacts of the proposed coal export project at the former Oakland Army Base.
20 Apr 2018 |
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The Valero Benicia Crude-by-Rail Project
On behalf of the undersigned groups, we submit the following comments on the City of Benicia’s Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) for the Valero Benicia Crude-by-Rail Project (the Project). The City released a Draft EIR for public comment in June 2014. After receiving numerous comments pointing out the deficiencies in ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Protect AB 32: Clean Air Saves Lives and Money
Air pollution has created a public health crisis in California. California’s innovative clean air laws, including AB 32, are vital to cut harmful pollution from our air, reduce the incidence of asthma attacks and lung and heart illnesses that send people to hospitals and emergency rooms, and help people live full and healthy lives. ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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State of the Air 2016
The “State of the Air 2016” found con nued improvement in air quality in 2012–2014, showing lower levels of year-round par cle pollu on and ozone. S ll, more than half of all Americans—166 million people—live in coun es where they are exposed to unhealthful levels of these pollutants. The “State of the Air 2016” […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Boosting the Benefits: Improving Air Quality and Health by Reducing Global Warming Pollution in California
The California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32) provides a significant opportunity to improve air quality and public health in the state. Our new analysis shows that many strategies for combating global warming will reduce air pollution, which lowers health risks. In fact, measures being considered for implementation under AB 32 ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Cool Houston! A Plan for Cooling the Region: For Clean Air & Quality of Life Benefits
This report sets forth a plan to reduce urban heat island effect, targeting surfaces that often change. Strategies include coop paving, cool roofing, and planting more trees.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Sneezing and Wheezing: How Climate Change Could Increase Ragweed Allergies, Air Pollution, and Asthma
2014 was the hottest year on Earth since recordkeeping began in 1880, and ten of the previous warmest years on record occurred since 2000. The scientific consensus is that climate change is the driving force behind these rising temperatures. Scientific studies have also shown that our changing climate could favor the formation of ...