Childhood Asthma Attributed to Gas Stoves
Gas stoves are linked to more than one out of every eight cases of childhood asthma in the U.S., according to new research. The findings, published just before Christmas in the International
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Children Exposed To Pollution In Utero More Likely To Develop Asthma
Children whose mothers were exposed to high levels of ultrafine particulate pollution while they were in utero were more likely to develop asthma, new research has found. The study, published in the
Cars Are Giving Millions of Children Asthma
Children spend a lot of time outdoors playing tag, shooting hoops or climbing trees. If they live in cities, they might run around near busy roads. Parents always teach their kids to
Power Plant Rule To Clean Up Pollution
Coal and methane gas power plants across 23 states are now covered by the final rule set by EPA, which is aimed at cutting air pollution in downwind communities that suffer from
Gas Knew In ’72: Industry Still Denies Gas Stove Health Risks It Documented 50 Years Ago
On Wednesday the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a formal request for information on hazards of (methane) gas stoves. Given the manufactured outrage and industry denial of its products' harms (and
Pilot Program Reduces Bronx Indoor Air Pollution
A pilot program in The Bronx to replace methane gas-burning stoves with electric induction dramatically improved the air quality in residents' apartments, The City reports. The pilot program, run by WE ACT
How Tearing Down a Highway Brought New Life to Milwaukee
Before the freeways came in, Bronzeville, on Milwaukee’s North Side, was a vibrant neighborhood known for its restaurants, bars and jazz scene. The area had been home to successive waves of immigrants
Air Pollution From Gas Stoves Worries Public Housing Residents
The recent increase in public awareness over the health dangers posed by gas stoves has left many renters, including those living in public housing, worried about the harms of air pollution released
Brunekreef: Gas Stoves Study Being Cherry-Picked
The author of a 2013 study being touted by the methane gas industry and its allies during the recent uproar over the suggested possibility of gas stoves regulation says his research is
CPSC Could Ban Gas Stoves Over Health Dangers
The Consumer Product Safety Commission plans to take action — up to and including banning methane gas-burning stoves — to protect the public from the "hidden hazard" they pose, agency commissioner Richard
Mold Lingers After Hurricane Ian
The lingering effects of Hurricane Ian are still destroying buildings and endangering human health, Earther reports. Mold flourishes in damp and waterlogged environments (like, for example, recently flooded drywall and the lumber
Public Health Suffers As Poland Burns More Coal
Increased coal combustion — especially of poor quality, heavily polluting coals — in Poland is setting off a public health emergency as families try to keep warm amidst the global energy crisis
Imperial County Sits at Intersection of Injustices
Climate, worker, and housing injustice all intersect in Imperial County, California, High Country News reports. Also known as "America's Winter Garden" it is by far the hottest county in the West, and
Composting in Detroit Gets a Boost From the Philippines
On a recent Saturday morning, Pamela McGhee and several neighbors were busy at work in a community garden on Detroit’s East Side, weighing food scraps and assessing compost piles for compliance. Items
How One Neighborhood Is Rebuilding After a Highway Tore It Apart
Growing up in Rosemont, a once vibrant Black neighborhood on Baltimore’s West Side, Glenn Smith remembers “having everything you needed” — parks, markets and even a movie theater — within walking distance
How a Pastor Created a Black Farming Paradise Amid Drought
In 1979, an idealistic 44-year-old Black woman named Nettie Mae Morrison moved with her husband to Allensworth, 75 miles south of Fresno, in California’s Central Valley. “She wanted to be a part
Can a ‘Green Amendment’ Deliver Environmental Justice?
According to locals, two different types of odors emanate from the 366-acre High Acres Landfill, which sits just outside Rochester, New York. “There’s the gas odors, and then there’s the garbage odors
A Chevron Refinery Fire in California Created a Generation of Activists
On the afternoon of August 6, 2012, a thick black plume grew over Richmond, California, 10 miles northeast of San Francisco. As the air grew thick with smoke, residents instinctively knew the
Krishnamoorthi asks why feds have done little on gas stoves
House Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, an Illinois Democrat from Chicago, is asking the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) why the agency has not established safety standards or provided warnings for consumers on the
Illinois congressman asks why feds have done little to regulate gas stoves
House Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, an Illinois Democrat from Chicago, is asking the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) why the agency has not established safety standards or provided warnings for consumers on the