Tag: Air pollution
The EPA disbanded our clean air science panel. We met anyway...
H. Christopher Frey, North Carolina State University
Since 1980, emissions of six common air pollutants have decreased by 67%, thanks largely to government regulation. At...
Is burning trash a good way to handle it? Waste incineration...
Ana Baptista, The New School
Burning trash has a long history in the United States, and municipal solid waste incinerators have sparked resistance in many...
Is burning trash a good way to handle it? Waste incineration...
Ana Baptista, The New School
Burning trash has a long history in the United States, and municipal solid waste incinerators have sparked resistance in many...
As air pollution increases in some US cities, the Trump administration...
Jason West, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Barbara Turpin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Air pollution kills. In the United...
The value of trees: 4 essential reads
Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation
Trees are leafing out across much of the United States, providing a welcome transition from winter to spring. It’s easy to...
Top EPA advisers challenge long-standing air pollution science, threatening Americans’ health
Richard E. Peltier, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Americans rely on the Environmental Protection Agency to set pollution control standards that protect their health. But on...
New York gets serious about traffic with the first citywide US...
John Rennie Short, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
After years of debate, New York state has adopted congestion pricing to deal with traffic problems in...
Wildfire smoke is becoming a nationwide health threat
Richard E. Peltier, University of Massachusetts Amherst
The impacts of recent forest fires in California reach well beyond the burned areas. Smoke from the Camp...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
