Nurses to Congress: Blocking EPA Will Worsen Asthma – Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)


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Nurses to Congress: Blocking EPA Will Worsen Asthma
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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
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Report: Asthma Prevalence, High Related Costs Likely to Worsen in U.S. if PR Newswire (press release)
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Taking the Asthma Story to Fred Upton – Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)


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Taking the Asthma Story to Fred Upton
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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
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Trouble In The Air: Warmer Temperatures Lengthen Midwest Ragweed Pollen Season – Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)


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Trouble In The Air: Warmer Temperatures Lengthen Midwest Ragweed Pollen Season
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If these warming trends continue (as they're projected to) under a changing climate, the health of people with severe allergies or asthma could really suffer. For me, watery, itchy eyes, a runny nose, sneezing and congestion, is a treatable nuisance,
Study: Global warming linked to longer pollen seasonUSA Today
Climate Change Extending Ragweed Season in Colder Climes: StudyBusinessWeek
Climate Change Extends Allergy Season in North AmericaScientific American
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Sen. Scott Brown: Stand Up for Clean Air, Not Polluters – Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)

Sen. Scott Brown: Stand Up for Clean Air, Not Polluters
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A lot of people in Massachusetts suffer from asthma, the disease that makes it hard to breathe, sends kids gasping for breath to the emergency room and can
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