Jocelyn Chan of Harrisonburg, VA, with her children, 4-year-old Janelle and 16-month-old Christopher, play on the back porch of their home, which received a new HVAC system through a state program funded by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Jeremy Cox Jocelyn Chan used to dread the winter. When temperatures dipped, her home heating oil bill … Read more
Speaking at the ADIPEC oil and gas conference, executives representing global energy majors sought to strike a positive tone on the current state of play for the fossil fuel industry. Big Oil, on the back of record profits last year, has been accused of dialing back its climate pledges in recent months. “I don’t see … Read more
In a recent study published in BMC Public Health, researchers investigated the exposure to fine particulate matter (PM) in reinforced concrete production environments and its impact on respiratory health and lung function among industry workers. Study: Occupational exposure to fine particulate matter in the reinforced concrete production and its association with respiratory symptoms and lung function. … Read more
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health found that living in an area with high levels of particulate air pollution was associated with an increased incidence of breast cancer. The study, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, is one of the largest studies to date looking at the relationship between outdoor air … Read more
Young children growing up in towns and cities suffer from more respiratory infections than those who grow up in the countryside, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Milan, Italy. A second study, presented at the Congress and published in Pediatric Pulmonology today (Monday), shows that factors such as attending … Read more
Women exposed to air pollution give birth to smaller babies, according to research that will be presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Milan, Italy. The research also shows that women living in greener areas give birth to bigger babies and this may help counteract the effects of pollution. There is a strong … Read more
The UAE oil giant ran by the president of COP28 is expected to spend more than $1 billion every month this decade on fossil fuels, according to new analysis conducted by Global Witness. The international NGO said the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is planning to spend an average of $1.14 billion a month … Read more
People living with lung conditions, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), face even greater risks from climate change, according to an expert report published today (Monday) in the European Respiratory Journal. The report brings together evidence on how the effects of climate change, such as heatwaves, wildfires and flooding, will exacerbate breathing … Read more
Health benefits that have resulted from reductions in fine particulate air pollution aren’t distributed equally among populations in the U.S., a new Yale-led study finds. Racial and ethnic minorities -; and Black people in particular -; still experience disproportionately high rates of cardiovascular disease-related deaths caused by exposure to fine particulate matter, according to the … Read more
No amount of air pollution is good for the brain, but wildfires and the emissions resulting from agriculture and farming in particular may pose especially toxic threats to cognitive health, according to new research from the University of Michigan. Increasingly, evidence shows exposure to air pollution makes the brain susceptible to dementia. And now the … Read more