With the work-from-home trend’s emergence; lockdowns and closures of various typical gathering spaces like cinemas, restaurants, cafes, and shopping centers; most of us are driving less than we did before the pandemic. Air pollution levels declined during the pandemic, but the decrease may have been overstated. Air pollution remains a … [continued]
On December 7, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued its final rule for soot pollution, leaving the federal limit at its current — inadequate, unsafe — level and putting the health of tens of millions of people at risk.
A link between exposure to air pollution and vascular (heart) damage has been found in a new study. The study, led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) and supported by the la Caixa Foundation, found new evidence about the negative effects of air pollution on cardiovascular health.
The annual benefits of the Clean Air Act are up to 32 times greater than the cost of these regulations.
Local leaders weigh in on a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from weakening regulations on power plants.
Climate change is a public health crisis, and we need every doctor, nurse, and other health professional to help fight it.
My increasingly good friend Paul Fosse wrote an article yesterday giving 5 reasons to buy a Tesla before July 1. At the end of the article, he linked to a 2016 article of mine that I had forgotten about. It’s a simple listicle but it’s actually one of my favorite articles. So, thanks to Paul, I’m reposting it today. In 2016, it was titled, “30 Reasons Your Next Car Should Be Electric.” At this point in time, I think it’s more appropriate to say that you should buy that car today, not wait any longer. Hopefully you’ll agree after reading through this list.
Critics of electric vehicles sometimes try to dismiss them as being only for “tree huggers,” but such commenters seem to be overlooking some critically important facts.
The term “air pollution” has become so ubiquitous that when anyone hears those words, they have an understanding of what they mean. To a degree, it is an accepted fact of the modern world that the air we breathe is contaminated in some way, but most people don’t realise the severity of the problem, the effects it can have on health, or the potential there is to combat the ongoing epidemic. In a series of articles, CleanTechnica will be examining the issues surrounding air pollution in more depth, and this first article will act as an introduction to some of the main issues.
Well, it’s a pretty philosophical topic when you get down to it — we’re all going to die, it’s up for debate whether we have any control over when or how we die, and it’s up for debate if dying prematurely is a negative thing or doesn’t matter at all. But, basically, I assume what most people assume — we should do what we can to avoid “premature” death and we should do what we can to not cause other people and animals premature death.
