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There’s a new type of pollution in the Hillsborough River. The cause? Car tires

There’s good news and bad news for the river that flows through the heart of downtown Tampa. The bad news: Scientists have detected a toxic chemical, spit out by deteriorating car tires, in the ...
GEN

Linking Alzheimer’s Risk to Specific Types of Air Pollution

Researchers from Emory University received two separate grants, totaling $15 million, from the NIH to lead a multifaceted study into why specific types of air pollution increase the risk of ...
Wired

1 in 3 Americans Live in Areas With Dangerous Air Pollution

This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Within five miles of Kim Gaddy’s home in the South Ward of Newark, New Jersey, lies the nation’s ...
Ohsonline.com

Stormwater and Facility Safety: How to Filter Out Pollution Before It Spreads

Runoff from industrial sites and facilities can carry contaminants that threaten both the environment and workplace safety. Here’s how smart filtration strategies help control pollution and protect ...
The Conversation

Coal plants emitted more pollution during the last government shutdown, while regulators were furloughed

When the U.S. government shut down in late 2018, it furloughed nearly 600 Environmental Protection Agency pollution inspectors for more than a month. Those workers had to stop their work of monitoring ...