Black children are more likely to have asthma than kids of any other race in America because racist housing laws placed Black communities near pollution hotspots like power plants and major roadways,
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
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
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
Flaring and venting from oil and gas operations lead to more than 710 premature deaths in the U.S. each year, a new study finds. The research, published in Geohealth, also found the
The toxic wildfire smoke blanketing large swaths of the Midwest and eastern U.S. is exacerbating extant air pollution risks, especially for historically excluded communities. Racist policy decisions have resulted in polluting industries
Using even just one methane gas burner or heating a gas oven to 350°F can cause in-home benzine levels higher than those caused by secondhand tobacco smoke, a new study published in
Leer en español. For two weeks after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in 2017, Lucy’s Pizza was the only restaurant open in the central mountain town of Adjuntas. The town’s 18,000 residents,
While the immediate impacts of the dangerous pollution across the eastern U.S. from Canadian wildfires are clearing, the long-term risks of toxic air pollution, are not going away. Major League Baseball games,
Hundreds of Canadian wildfires blanked wide swaths of the eastern U.S. with hazardous wildfire smoke, sending people to emergency rooms, forcing millions to stay indoors, and bringing everything from school schedules to
What could a city like New York achieve if it repurposed some of its 3 million curbside parking spots? It could get rid of rats by moving trash off the sidewalks and
In Southwestern Louisiana, oil and gas companies are polluting the air and water with dangerous chemicals, making kids sick. Yet the fossil fuel industry wants to expand in the region, vying to
In keeping with mid-20th century segregationist federal guidance, West Oakland, California officials in the 1940s deliberately put the most polluting industries and biggest highways in Black neighborhoods - saddling them with cancer,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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