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Health Hazards of Heat Waves, Wildfires, and Other Extreme Weather
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) Smog pollution is also hazardous for people living with asthma, because it can trigger asthma attacks. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 24.6 million Americans suffer from asthma — a 12 percent increase over the last decade … |
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The Congress That's Hazardous to Your Health: Two More Nasty Little Bills from …
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) The second bill, called “The Asthma Inhalers Relief Act,” is designed to put back on the market a banned inhaler that contains both ozone-destroying CFCs and a drug that the nation's top asthma doctors consider ineffective and even dangerous. Whitfield Chairs Hearings and Mark-Up in Energy and Power Subcommittee this … |
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Can A Dog Be Your Child's Biggest Defense Against Asthma? – HER …
EmpowHer We know dogs are a man's best friend, and in this week's edition we'll learn they may also be your child's biggest defense against asthma. We'll also. |
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The Air You Breathe: Families Thank President Obama and the EPA for Cleaner Air
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) And that includes recent updates to clean air safeguards that will prevent tens of thousands of premature deaths and hundreds of thousands of asthma attacks. That's why NRDC is thanking President Obama and the EPA for facing down polluters and moving … Environmental groups drop six figures to applaud EPA, Obama |
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Diesel Pollution and Asthma: More evidence that the two are closely linked
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) A new study of infants and young children living in areas of Tucson, Arizona with elevated diesel pollution found that they are more likely than other kids to suffer from early childhood wheezing, a potential asthma indicator. This is one more study to … |
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Recent Study Finds Alarming Asthma Rates Near Southern California Ports
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) Almost 30% of households in West Long Beach, California are home to someone with asthma. This heartbreaking statistic is among the findings of a recent study conducted by the Greater Long Beach Interfaith Community Organization, St. Lucy's Catholic … |
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Nurses to Congress: Blocking EPA Will Worsen Asthma
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) Today the National Association of School Nurses, the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments and Health Care Without Harm released a new report documenting in stark terms the human and economic costs of asthma to emphasize the very real health … Groups say asthma cases will rise if EPA rules blocked Report: Asthma costs top $2 billion in Ohio Report: Asthma Prevalence, High Related Costs Likely to Worsen in U.S. if … |
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Taking the Asthma Story to Fred Upton
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) In addition the report found that the law prevented more than 1.7 million asthma attacks last year. Specifically we oppose your legislation, HR 910 the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, which will rollback Clean Air Act protections that are in place … Stealth-And-Trade US Energy Policy Should Be Based on Natural Gas |
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Meet the Asthma Aggravators
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) Today members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted in favor of HR 910, known (by me) as the Asthma Aggravation Act of 2011, because it will allow big corporations to dump unlimited amounts of carbon pollution from power plants and other … |
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The Asthma Aggravation Act of 2011
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) Let's just call it the Asthma Aggravation Act of 2011. Much as some members of Congress would like to pretend otherwise, continuing to allow power plants and other polluters to dump unlimited amounts of carbon pollution into our air will – among other … |
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