Category Archives: cardiovascular disease

Living near a fracking well may be dangerous to your health

Posted on July 24, 2015 by tbach

Connecting the dots between chronic, small-dose exposure to toxic substances and resulting illness takes time and money.  This has been the case time and again when studying cancer clusters and groundwater pollution (think A Civil Action in Woburn, MA) or asthma … Continue reading →

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Climate change is still “the biggest global health threat of the 21st century”

Posted on July 10, 2015 by tbach

Two recent reports add to the growing call for linking climate change laws with public health. From the U.K., the Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change followed up on its 2009 announcement that global warming “is the 21st century’s … Continue reading →

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Remembrance of Things Past: London, 1952

Posted on April 4, 2014 by tbach

This week the United Kingdom has experienced a toxic smog that has caused 1.6 million people to suffer an  asthma attack.  A survey by Asthma UK conducted yesterday found 30% of the country’s  5.4 million asthmatics had suffered an asthma attack as … Continue reading →

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Africa on track to contribute majority of global particulate matter

Posted on March 12, 2014 by tbach

A study co-authored by researchers from France and Cote d’Ivoire concludes that Africa will contribute as much as 55% of the world’s particle pollutants by 2030.  In 2005, the continent accounted for 5% of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions and … Continue reading →

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Clean air, healthy heart

Posted on February 25, 2014 by tbach

February is American Heart Month.  To honor it and make the case for how environmental laws lead to improved public health, the EPA created a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) about how air pollution affects heart health aimed at patients … Continue reading →

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As Winter Descends, EPA Proposes Stricter Standards for Wood Stoves

Posted on January 6, 2014 by caitlin

New Englanders feeding their wood stoves in a struggle against the sub-zero temperatures have something new to read, because EPA has proposed new emission limits on residential wood-burning heaters. While more than twelve million U.S. homes rely on wood stoves … Continue reading →

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