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News Articles: air pollution

A new EPA rule will make it more difficult for the regulators to use some scientific studies about the connection between pollution and health.

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Trump EPA Erects New Barriers To Crucial Science

Studies based on private health data are crucial to understanding dangers posed by pollution. A new rule makes it harder for the EPA to consider many studies when setting safeguards.

January 05, 2021
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  • Rebecca Hersher
The fireworks of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, add smoke to the already polluted skies — and raise concerns about the impact of all that pollution on coronavirus cases. Here, a celebration takes place last year in Ahmedabad, India.

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Fireworks Of Diwali Spark Worries About Pollution ... And Coronavirus Cases

Air quality is awful in New Delhi in winter. Smoke from the fireworks of the Hindu festival of lights adds to the problem. That's a cause for concern during a pandemic caused by a respiratory virus.

November 13, 2020
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  • Sushmita Pathak
Hurricane Laura caused a fire at a chemical plant owned by BioLab in Westlake, La. The plant manufactures chemicals for swimming pools.

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Millions Of Pounds Of Extra Pollution Were Released Before Hurricane Laura's Landfall

Hurricane Laura hit an area known for its refineries and chemical plants. They released millions of pounds of air pollution when they shut down, and many air monitors are not functioning.

August 28, 2020
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  • Rebecca Hersher
Air pollution is a persistent problem in California's Central Valley. A new study finds that the places that were most polluted nearly 40 years ago generally remain the most polluted today.

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Air Quality Disparities Persist Despite Overall Gains

A new study finds that the U.S. places with the most polluted air in the 1980s remain the most polluted today. Poor people and people of color are more likely to live in places with dirty air.

July 31, 2020
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  • Rebecca Hersher
A Nissan Leaf charges at an electric vehicle charging station in Portland, Oregon.

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Addition Of Electric Vehicles To City Fleet Helps Push 'Savannah Forward'

Transportation — trucks, trains, planes and automobiles — is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. Electric vehicles offer a less...

July 08, 2019
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  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott

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