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Hazardous Air Pollutants Found in Cooking Stove Gas

by Jenessa Duncombe 19 July 202222 December 2022

A Boston study revealed that natural gas piped into homes contained 21 toxins on the EPA’s hazardous air pollutant list.

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Cuantificando los beneficios para la salud de una transición a energías limpias en EE. UU.

by Rachel Fritts 23 June 202220 September 2022

Eliminar la contaminación del aire relacionada con la energía en los Estados Unidos podría evitar aproximadamente 50,000 muertes prematuras y ahorrar miles de millones de dólares al año.

A coal-fired power plant on the Ohio River.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Quantifying the Health Benefits of a U.S. Clean Energy Transition

by Rachel Fritts 23 May 202220 September 2022

Eliminating energy-related air pollution in the United States could prevent roughly 50,000 premature deaths and save billions of dollars per year.

A street in Philadelphia following a winter storm
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Road Salts Linked to High Sodium Levels in Tap Water

by Sarah Stanley 8 March 202210 May 2022

Use of deicing agents may sometimes raise sodium levels in drinking water beyond healthy limits for people on salt-restricted diets.

Smog hangs over Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Tracking Pollution in the Breeze, with Trees

by Nathaniel Scharping 15 December 202121 March 2022

New research outlines how pine needles offer a simple, low-cost means of assessing particulate matter pollution.

Image of dairy cows lined up inside a barn, with one cow facing forward
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Midwest Livestock Operations Linked to Rise in Ammonia Pollution

by Grace van Deelen 14 December 202126 April 2022

For the first time, scientists have linked high-density animal operations in the U.S. Midwest to rising air pollution from ammonia, suggesting need for increased regulation from the EPA.

A chat, or waste, pile near the Tar Creek Superfund site in Oklahoma.
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Community Input Drives Superfund Research

by Robin Donovan 14 December 202125 October 2022

Researchers identified geochemical tracers for lead and investigated Oklahomans’ concerns at the Tar Creek Superfund site.

A satellite image of a bright green algae bloom in the dark blue waters of Lake Erie
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Cyanobacteria Blooms Exceed WHO Thresholds in Midwest Lakes

by Rebecca Dzombak 16 November 20216 June 2022

A study of 369 lakes across the Midwest finds that many of them, especially those close to agriculture, have high concentrations of harmful algal bloom-causing cyanobacteria.

Dam failure in Iowa
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Below Aging U.S. Dams, a Potential Toxic Calamity

by J. Dinneen and A. Kennedy 11 June 20216 January 2023

Documents suggest that in more than 80 U.S. locations, the failure of an aging dam could flood a major toxic waste site.

A power planet in the U.S. Appalachian basin in August 2016
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Affordable Clean Energy Rule Threatens Progress of Clean Air Act

by S. Benish and M. Fiffer 18 November 202021 December 2022

The scientific community must act to minimize the adverse air quality and health impacts of relaxed EPA regulation.

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