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Mia DiFelice, Robin Lesko: New Pennsylvania Shell plant brings pollution and plastic. We’re fighting back.
Shell’s plant is spewing air pollution and blowing past permit limits in Western Pennsylvania, so we're pushing to hold it accountable.
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Tiny soot particles from fossil fuel combustion kill thousands annually. Activists now want Biden to impose tougher standards
The soot, known as PM 2.5, has been linked to cardiac arrest, asthma attacks and “premature deaths” from a range of cardiovascular and breathing disorders.
Climate change is pushing hospitals to tipping point
The scramble to save lives is a challenging reality that many hospitals and medical workers are facing again this year as severe weather-related health emergencies escalate because of extreme climate events.
Record wildfires on the West Coast are capping a disastrous decade
One after another, major fires exploded across Washington, Oregon and California earlier this month. They have added up to the worst fire season on record.
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For prisoners in the West, the virus and the wildfires are colliding
Prisoners are more vulnerable than ever to the twin crises of the pandemic and a historic wildfire season.
How PurpleAir became essential to California air quality monitoring
PurpleAir’s network of air quality monitors and its real-time map have provided vital information to people looking to avoid bad health outcomes.
Why is wildfire smoke so bad for your lungs?
As the smoke from the California wildfires starts to blanket the entire country, you should know what you’re inhaling.
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