Deborah Shprentz

Air pollution driving widespread human rights violations: UN expert GENEVA – The Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, Astrid Puentes Riaño, called on States, entities and businesses to address the dual public health an...

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EPA Hits 40-Year Lows in Staffing After Trump Targets Its Public Health Experts - Inside Climate News An Inside Climate News analysis of just-released federal workforce data shows more than 4,000 employees departed between January 2025 and January 2026, including a majority of team leaders.

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How electrifying a Bay Area rail system made trains faster, cleaner, and more frequent A $2.4 billion upgrade is shaving minutes off Caltrain trips through Silicon Valley, doubling weekend ridership, and reducing riders’ exposure to toxic diesel pollution.

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⚠️ Important London air pollution update for Friday 6 March.

⚠️ I’ve triggered a high pollution alert due to a forecast of particulate levels mainly caused by Saharan dust.

⚠️ Protect the most vulnerable by avoiding unnecessary car trips, engine idling and burning garden waste.

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Study Links Air Pollution and Failed Glaucoma Surgery A population study of California Medicare patients found that high air pollution levels correlated with the risk for failure of incisional glaucoma surgery.

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Toxic carcinogenic pollutants surge in eastern India’s industrial air Year-long monitoring traces polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in PM2.5 to coal burning, biomass combustion and traffic emissions across the eastern Indo-Gangetic Plain.

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Northern Thailand hit by toxic dust crisis as PM2.5 tops limits in 16 provinces BANGKOK: The Command Centre for Forest Fire, Haze, and Dust Pollution Prevention and Mitigation, Region 3, reported on Thursday (March 5) that it detected 235 hotspots across 17 northern provinces.

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Korean study links fine dust to impaired brain blood flow and memory risk Korean study links fine dust to impaired brain blood flow and memory risk

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Chemical Plants Keep Exploding, but Trump’s EPA Is Rolling Back Safety Rules Anyway For places like Hopewell, Virginia, where industrial accidents are routine, fewer protections could mean more danger for families living nearby.

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Canadian wildfire pollution associated with increased stroke severity Short-term surges in air pollution in New Jersey from the 2023 Canadian wildfires were associated with a higher stroke rate and more serious strokes, according to a preliminary study released March 3,...

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Air Pollution and the Risk and Progression of Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis Purpose Air pollution has been linked to several neurological conditions, including stroke and neurodegenerative diseases. Evidence regarding its association with multiple sclerosis (MS) remains con...

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Something's in the air in Golden and it's not just snow The heat map graphic below shows data from seven PurpleAir monitors around Golden this February. These monitors measure PM2.5—microscopic particles from vehicle exhaust, wood smoke, and industrial ope...

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Does Short-Term Air Pollution Exposure Increase Mortality Risk in Individuals With HTN? - American College of Cardiology Short-term air pollution acts as an acute stressor in individuals with hypertension and amplifies mortality risk based on existing conditions, according to a nationwide study of 2.1 million hypertensi...

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Researchers launch new climate health projects with Wellcome support | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Harvard Chan School researchers will begin new U.S. and India-based investigations into the health impacts of air pollution, heat, and climate change mitigation strategies, made possible by charitable...

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Air pollution: concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), SDG 11.6.2 The GHO data repository is WHO's gateway to health-related statistics for its 194 Member States. It provides access to over 1000 health topics indicators

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Ferry pollution worse than cars in many European port cities Ferries in Europe emit more CO2 than 6.6 million cars and are responsible for more air pollution than all the cars in major cities like Barcelona, Dublin…

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IN PHOTOS: Mumbai air quality worsens as smog hides city skyline Mumbai’s air quality slipped to the ‘moderate’ category on Friday, a day after being ‘good’. The city woke up to a layer of haze Friday morning

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At the Crossroads of Congestion — Hell’s Kitchen’s Air Quality Lags Hell’s Kitchen’s air stays consistently more polluted than much of Manhattan, data shows — likely driven by buses, tunnel traffic and ships.

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The Inequality of Air Quality in America - Brown Political Review Safe air is disproportionately concentrated in more affluent communities, while minorities and low income populations are burdened with higher pollution levels.

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Air pollution distracts insects from pollination and sex Even at levels safe for humans, air pollution can disrupt the way some insects communicate with plants, and with each other.

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Air Quality and Asthma Hospitalizations – Which U.S. Cities Are Worst Off in 2026? - North American Community Hub Air quality and asthma hospitalizations in 2026 - See which U.S. cities face the highest risk and why pollution levels matter.

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Microplastics and nanoplastics in urban air originate mainly from tire abrasion, research reveals Although plastic particles in the air are increasingly coming into focus, knowledge about their distribution and effects is still limited. Chemical analyses from Leipzig now provide details from Germa...

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Low-smoke solid fuels pose hidden public health risks via elevated ultrafine particle emissions Air pollution causes millions of premature deaths worldwide each year, with fine particulate matter (PM2.5) identified as a major culprit. In response, countries from Ireland to China have promoted lo...

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City looking into installing 5 air quality sensors City accepts state grant to monitor particulate matter, heat and humidity in high-risk neighborhoods

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Air Pollution Is Wreaking Havoc on Ants, And The Effects Are Alarming Scent is essential to ant society: every ant within a colony wears the badge of membership in the form of smelly hydrocarbons.

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Ozone, Nitrogen Dioxide Exposure Linked to Increased Asthma Exacerbation Risk Patients with mild asthma exposed to higher levels of O3 and NO2, but not PM2.5, were associated with an increased risk for asthma exacerbation.

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Former EPA Staff Detail Expanding Pollution Risks Under Trump - Inside Climate News The Trump administration’s relentless rollback of public health and environmental protections has allowed widespread toxic exposures to flourish, warn experts who helped implement safeguards now under...

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