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“Salt Lakes in Crisis: Legal Responses to Ecological Catastrophes”

Legal Planet

These alarming trends have in turn triggered crashing ecosystems, dramatic reductions or even elimination of fish and wildlife resources, public health problems including toxic air pollutants, and the loss of cultural resources treasured by Native American communities. The upcoming, day-long conference at U.C.

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Carbon dioxide as an air pollutant

Environment, Law, and History

The archival record of its early years reveals the extent to which efforts to measure atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations interacted closely with one of the most hotly debated political issues of the mid-twentieth century: urban air pollution. The precise nature of CO2 as an air pollutant, however, was difficult to pin down.

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Ambient NO2 Air Pollution and Public Schools in the United States: Relationships with Urbanicity, Race–Ethnicity, and Income

Environmental News Bits

. “Ambient NO2 Air Pollution and Public Schools in the United States: Relationships with Urbanicity, Race–Ethnicity, and Income.” ” Environmental Science & Technology Letters 10(10), 844-850. DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.3c00507

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PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ constantly cycle through ground, air and water, study finds

Environmental News Bits

Toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” in the ocean are transported from seawater to air when waves hit the beach and that phenomenon represents a significant source of air pollution, a new study from Stockholm University has found.

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Protect PT To Host July 30 Community Meeting For Residents Near Westmoreland Landfill, Monessen Coke Works In Monessen, Westmoreland County

PA Environment Daily

This educational session is part of Protect PT’s EPA funded study Clean Air For All: Knowledge is Power, which focuses on three local sources of air pollution in Westmoreland and Allegheny County. We are conducting these studies in response to ongoing resident concerns about how air pollution is impacting their health.

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Stanford’s Sustainability School: A Good Model?

Legal Planet

Students who are interested in conservation biology may often be interested in other issues like air pollution; they may also seek jobs that address sustainability as a broad topic. Sustainability issues have many interconnections, however.

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International Women's Day - BreezoMeter Supports ‘Breaking The Gender Bias!

Breezometer

in Atmospheric Science). Given this desire and my aims to improve awareness of air pollution, I came to join the ranks of BreezoMeter’s team of environmental superheroes as their Chief Scientist! As part of the Algorithm team in BreezoMeter, I work on the scientific aspects of our product – air pollution.