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Death and disability from air pollution down 35 percent in the US
Improvements in US air quality since 1990 have sparked a 35 percent reduction in deaths and disability specifically attributable to air pollution.Aletta Verhey's insight:35 percent in deaths &...
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Small, Portable Sensors Allow Users to Monitor Exposure to Pollution on Their...
Computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego have built a small fleet of portable pollution sensors that allow users to monitor air quality in real time on their smart phones. The...
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Study: Air Pollution Causes 200,000 Early Deaths in US
Air pollution causes about 200,000 early deaths each year in the United States, according to a new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Researchers at MIT’s Laborator...Aletta...
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Biofuels cause pollution, not as green as thought | AlertNet
Green schemes to fight climate change by producing more bio-fuels could actually worsen a little-known type of air pollution and cause almost 1,400 premature deaths a year in Europe by 2020, a study...
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CANADA: Fish deformities linked to oil pollution in U.S. and Alberta
A renowned Alberta water scientist is urging the federal government to take action after he discovered deformities in fish in the Athabasca River downriver from oil sands developments bear a striking...
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Mine metals at Maine Superfund site causing widespread contamination
Toxic metals from the only open pit mine in an estuary system in the United States are widespread in nearby sediment, water and fish and may be affecting marine and coastal animals that feed on them...
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Vermont joins air pollution lawsuit
Vermont has joined 11 other states, New York City and the District of Columbia in support of a Clean Air Act rule the would reduce toxic air pollution from power plants in the United States.The...
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America's Fast Food Recycling and Problem - Blended Family Blog
Blended Family Blog disclosing the upcoming problem and threat to US environment, Fast Food Recycling, resulting in garbage, plus workshop how to solve it.Aletta Verhey's insight:As everybody already...
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