Tag: Environment
EPA Proposes Tougher Emission Standards for Big Trucks
Starting in 2027, new proposed standards would reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides from heavy-duty gasoline and diesel engines
Climate Change Bringing More Catastrophic Wildfires: UN Report
Report urges governments to become more proactive about fire hazards
Increase in Agricultural Use of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid
Frequency of high 2,4-D levels in urine has increased, with elevated odds for children, women of childbearing age
Dry Powder Inhalers Show Benefits for Asthma Control, Environment
Switching to dry powder inhaler more than halves carbon footprint of asthma treatment without asthma worsening
Disparities Seen in Air Pollution Exposure Across the U.S.
Exposure to air pollution greater for certain racial/ethnic groups, low-income groups
Rural, Urban Disparities Seen for Quality of Home Health Care
Rural home health care agencies perform better on process measures; urban agencies perform better on outcome measures
Microplastics in Human Feces Linked to Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Concentration of fecal microplastics higher in individuals with IBD versus healthy participants
Seafood Consumption, Mercury Exposure Not Tied to Mortality
Seafood consumption, low-to-moderate environmental mercury exposure not linked to all-cause, cardiovascular-related mortality in U.S. adults
Air Pollution Exposure Linked to Pneumonia in Children
Exposure to PM2.5 above 10.75 µg/m3 associated with residence in area with high risk for community-acquired pneumonia in children
Ambient Temperatures Linked to Hospitalization for Renal Diseases
For each 1-degree Celsius increase in daily mean temperature, estimated risk for hospitalization for renal diseases increased by 0.9 percent
