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09/20/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Young children exposed to indoor air pollution or cigarette smoke found to have increased risk of respiratory sickness

There are two things in the air that people know to be harmful: air pollution and tobacco smoke. While the particular dangers that each bring are well-documented, the same can’t be said on how both affect expectant mothers and their newborn. These risks were the focus of a study made by the University of Cape Town […]

08/16/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Exposure to air pollution found to increase risk of chronic kidney disease

Outdoor air pollution is detrimental to a person’s health – this much is certain. Various studies link it to major health conditions such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Now, researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs (VA) St. Louis Health Care System have added chronic […]

05/23/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Despite evidence showing that poor air quality is linked to cardiac events, many people still remain unaware of the dangers of air pollution

Did you know that poor air quality can endanger both your respiratory and cardiovascular health? According to a study, high levels of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5), or tiny pollution particles, are linked to a significant increase in emergency department visits due to heart- and lung-related illnesses and stroke. However, despite this alarming figure, a nationwide U.S. […]

03/27/2018 / By David Williams

Reusing CO2: Scientists are closer to converting it to clean energy

Nature emits carbon dioxide (CO2) as part of many different natural processes. Plants are known to take them in as a necessary ingredient in photosynthesis, and it benefits the Earth in a lot of different ways, such as accelerating plant growth and food production. Although the planet’s CO2 levels are currently near record lows throughout […]

08/13/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

EPA air pollution regulations discovered to be based on fraudulent data FAKED by rogue scientists 25 years ago

A researcher claims that he has found evidence that one of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) most successful and trusted air pollution rules is based on a study that is full of “data fabrication and falsification.” The veteran toxicologist, Albert Donnay, told the Daily Caller about the problems in a 1989 study that the EPA […]

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