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DC has one of the nation’s highest childhood asthma rates. So why is the city planning to house homeless kids next … – Washington Post


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DC has one of the nation's highest childhood asthma rates. So why is the city planning to house homeless kids next …
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Washington is a city that wheezes. It has one of the highest rates of asthma in the country. Those who suffer from the disease cluster in the city's poorest communities, where asthmatic children are 10 times more likely to visit the emergency room than …
Lancaster County has some of the worst soot pollution in the United States.LancasterOnline
Butler County air quality: Not the worst, but not great eitherHamilton Journal News
New air quality report card gives snapshot of Michigan citiesMichigan Radio
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At EPA Hearing, Nurses Say Cutting Greenhouse Gases Will Improve Nation’s Health – MarketWatch (press release)

At EPA Hearing, Nurses Say Cutting Greenhouse Gases Will Improve Nation's Health
MarketWatch (press release)
"These proposed rules will greatly reduce pollutants that are linked to health issues such as asthma, heat stroke, heart disease and respiratory illnesses," said Laura Anderko, RN, PHD, Robert and Kathleen Scanlon Endowed Chair in Values Based Health …

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The Bus rolls into the nation’s capital to talk air quality – Pittsburgh Post Gazette


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The Bus rolls into the nation's capital to talk air quality
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
"This needs to happen sooner than later," said Mr. Bettis, who has asthma. "It's pretty simple. Everybody's health is at stake," he said during a meeting with Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa. Mr. Bettis is making the rounds today, speaking to lawmakers and …
NFL Legend Jerome Bettis Joins with Clean Air Council to Advocate for …MarketWatch (press release)
Jerome Bettis films EPA public service adPolitico

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Nation’s Emergency Physicians to Public: Asthma Emergencies Are Preventable – PR Newswire (press release)

Nation's Emergency Physicians to Public: Asthma Emergencies Are Preventable
PR Newswire (press release)
WASHINGTON, March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Asthma kills thousands of people in the United States each year. Millions more suffer from the disease and that number is on the rise. The nation's emergency physicians treat asthma sufferers on a …

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