TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 11, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — According to an article in the winter 2012 issue of the Journal of American Physicians
and Surgeons, research sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) violates “every law, regulation, and standard developed since World War II for the protection of human subjects.” Continue reading Medical Journal Article Calls EPA Human Experiments Illegal and Unethical
Category: Air Quality
Forbes: America's 20 Dirtiest Cities
Fresno may be the “dirtiest” (a relative term), but show us a human casualty. [Forbes]
Spike in air pollution linked to drilling
“In the Colorado mountains, a spike in air pollution has been linked to a boom in oil and gas drilling. A thousand miles away on the plains of north Texas, there’s a drilling boom, too, but some air pollution levels have declined. Opponents of drilling point to Colorado and say it’s dangerous. Companies point to Texas and say drilling is safe.” [AP]
Visualizing Air Pollution as Nose Hair Length
See how much nose hair you need to survive without clean air in Asian cities. [Clean Air Asia]
Up to 9% of deaths in London caused by air pollution
Show us a body, guv’nor. [BBC]
Shock: EPA exposes human guinea pigs to lead; Agency ignores own 'no safe' exposure determination
The EPA has exposed human test subjects to lead despite the agency’s conclusion that there is “no safe” level of exposure to the heavy metal. Continue reading Shock: EPA exposes human guinea pigs to lead; Agency ignores own 'no safe' exposure determination
Reduced Air Pollution Means You May Live 4 Months Longer
Lung Association Poll: Another Attempt to Influence Public Opinion in the Guise of Reporting It
“Of total respondents, 63% were in favor, 30% were opposed. So according to the ALA, the public supports tougher standards by 2 to 1. But since most respondents have probably never heard or thought about the issue until that moment, the results simply confirm what everybody already knows: Most people think air pollution is a bad thing and would prefer to have less of it.” [GlobalWarming.org]
What's EPA Smoking?
By Steve Milloy
December 3, 2012, Washington Times
Fewer than 1 in 5 Americans has any use for cigarettes nowadays, but here’s why the Obama Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made smoking important to us all. Continue reading What's EPA Smoking?
Challenge issued to the University of Montana's Curtis Noonan
Show us a body, dude. Put up or shut up. Continue reading Challenge issued to the University of Montana's Curtis Noonan
EPA Fines School Bus Co. For Diesel Idling; Who will fine EPA for diesel idling?
So it’s not okay for school buses to idle, but EPA can idle a truck and pump its diesel exhaust into the lungs of elderly people?
From the Danbury Daily Voice:
Idling diesel engines emit pollutants, which can cause or aggravate a variety of health problems, including asthma and other respiratory diseases, and the fine particles in diesel exhaust are a likely human carcinogen,” the EPA said in the statement. “Diesel exhaust not only contributes to areawide air quality problems, but more direct exposure can cause lightheadedness, nausea, sore throat, coughing and other symptoms.
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Autism and early exposure to traffic pollution linked?
So where was all the autism from, say, 1940-1980 when U.S. air was not nearly as clean as it is today? In the 1950s and 1960s, Los Angeles air often hit ozone levels of 500 ppb — compare with today’s worst case levels of about 90 ppb. Pittsburgh-area air could contain more than 500+ micrograms of particulate matter per cubic meter 50% of the time — compare with today’s worst-case of maybe 40-50 micrograms per cubic meter. Ouch, it must hurt epidemiologists to think. [Los Angeles Times]