Air Pollution
EPA finalizes greenhouse gas emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized stricter greenhouse gas emission limits for model year 2027 through 2032 heavy-duty vehicles, according to an agency press release.
Combinations of air pollutants impact pediatric asthma symptoms
Researchers used machine learning to identify 25 combinations of air pollutants that were associated with increased asthma symptoms among children in Spokane, Washington, according to a study published in Science of the Total Environment.
Environmental injustices play ‘crucial’ role in coronary heart disease, stroke risk
Environmental injustices such as air pollution and poor transport infrastructure may play a significant role in regional risk for cardiovascular disease and risk factors for it, researchers reported.
Nighttime outdoor light, air pollution linked to elevated stroke risk
In a prospective cohort study, excessive exposure to outdoor artificial light at night and air pollution were associated with elevated risk for stroke, researchers reported in Stroke.
AHA: Sustainable cities ‘ground zero’ for transforming global heart health
Cities designed with sustainable measures such as green infrastructure, access to safe open spaces and healthy foods can directly improve the cardiometabolic health of the people who live and work in those urban areas, researchers reported.
Source of surging autoimmunity may lie in ‘a thousand cuts’
The common consensus for some time has been that the prevalence of autoimmunity and autoimmune diseases has been on the rise.
EPA finalizes emission standards for light-duty, medium-duty cars
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized stricter limits on emissions from model year 2027 through 2032 passenger cars, light-duty trucks and medium-duty vehicles, according to a press release from the agency.
Many voters support stricter fine particulate pollution, truck emission standards
When asked if they support or oppose stricter fine particulate pollution standards and limits on truck emissions, many voters voiced their support, according to poll results from the Global Strategy Group for the American Lung Association.
Early air pollution exposure may heighten childhood asthma risk
A high risk for asthma in children was linked to increased levels of fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide exposure in the first 3 years of life, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.
Air pollutants harm lung function of preterm-born school-aged children
Among school-aged children born preterm, heightened current exposure to fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide each negatively impacted lung function, according to results published in Thorax.