Climate Change & Health: Hurricanes
Hurricanes arrive on shores across the planet with their own unique threats and long-term health consequences.
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This Stealth Terrorist Killed ~53,000 Americans Last Year
Humans are a funny type of people. We don’t do long-term planning all that well, and that includes planning for a year out, for 5 years out, and for our eventual time of death.
Study: $1.30 In Unpaid Health & Societal Costs For Every Gallon Of Gasoline Sold In…
While consumer prices for gasoline in the US are currently rather low, these prices don’t account for the health and societal costs associated with gasoline use. A new study from the American Lung Association in California exploring the environmental impact of gasoline use has attempted to quantify these costs.
First Study Linking Geothermal Gas to Asthma
A three-year study in Iceland has found a linkage between geothermal gases and respiratory illnesses like asthma. Published in the journal Environmental Research, the study compared respiratory illness in adults to daily air pollution levels in Reykjavik, Iceland. The researchers measured respiratory illnesses by counting how many adults filled … [continued]
Last-Minute Order Delays Air Pollution Cuts that Would Save 34,000 Lives/Year
On Friday, December 30, a U.S. District Court of Appeals made a last-minute decision delaying an important air pollution rule that was supposed to take effect yesterday, January 1. Susan and others here on CleanTechnica have written about the rule, the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), in depth a few times … [continued]
EPA Sets New Air Pollution Standards for Coal-Fired Power Plants
In an effort to stop air pollution from coal-fired power plants in the eastern United States, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has created a new regulation that replaces a 2005 regulation known as the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR).
Asthma Inhalers Scheduled to Go Green, Become More Expensive
Come December 31, all albuterol inhalers in the U.S. will be a little bit greener— and a lot more expensive. The inhalers will stop using chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) that damage the ozone layer, and will be powered by hydroflueroalkane (HFC) instead. While the new inhalers will benefit the environment, they will … [continued]
4 Factors Slowing Solar Energy Growth in US
Despite all the talk about solar energy, it only generates a measly .1% of electricity in the US. Meanwhile, national demand for electricity is growing by 2% annually. Considering that solar technology has been in use for decades, why is it not more widespread? Cheap Fossil Fuels Even though sunlight … [continued]
