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Carbon rules could cut asthma costs – ModernHealthcare.com


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Carbon rules could cut asthma costs
ModernHealthcare.com
The agency estimates the rule will help prevent more than 6,000 premature deaths and as many as 150,000 asthma attacks in children with a public health benefit valued up to as much as $93 billion. Under the plan, states will be allowed to come up with …
Power Plant Emissions to Be Cut for Improved HealthMonthly Prescribing Reference
American Lung Association Reacts to EPA ProposalWDTV
Our opinion: A good starting pointBrattleboro Reformer

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New pollution rules will reduce asthma, heart attacks – GlobalPost


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New pollution rules will reduce asthma, heart attacks
GlobalPost
US President Barack Obama said Saturday that his administration's proposals to cut carbon emissions will prevent thousands of asthma and heart attacks each year. Obama's prediction came during his regular weekly broadcast address as he discussed …
Obama makes public health pitch for carbon rulesBoston Globe

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New EPA Rules Help Communities of Color Breathe Easier – Center For American Progress


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New EPA Rules Help Communities of Color Breathe Easier
Center For American Progress
Carbon emissions can also lead directly to a worsening of asthma symptoms. For many people of color, this air pollution is an unavoidable feature of daily life because they are more likely to live and work in the nation's most polluted cities.

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NY leads 11 states in suing EPA over soot rules – Wall Street Journal


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NY leads 11 states in suing EPA over soot rules
Wall Street Journal
Soot is produced by diesel vehicles and power plants and has been linked to chronic respiratory disease, impaired lung function, heart disease and asthma. "Every day, air pollution, from soot risks the health of more than one-third of Americans, …
States Sue EPA Over Delayed Soot RulesNew York Times (blog)

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Lives of pupils with asthma ‘put at risk by inhaler rules’ – Scotsman

Lives of pupils with asthma 'put at risk by inhaler rules'
Scotsman
By SHÂN ROSS THOUSANDS of children with asthma across Scotland face difficulty accessing lifesaving inhalers during emergencies at school due to needless red tape, a health charity said today. Asthma UK said schools are prevented from keeping a spare …
'Red tape' risk to asthma childrenThe Press Association
School ban on inhalers 'risks lives'Mirror.co.uk

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It’s Time To Clear The Air: EPA’s Clean Air Rules Save Lives – Huffington Post


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It's Time To Clear The Air: EPA's Clean Air Rules Save Lives
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For those who experience breathing problems such as asthma, air pollution can lead to further respiratory distress, missed worked days, higher health care costs and even hospitalization. On high-pollution days, dirty air irritates the respiratory …
NFL Legend Jerome Bettis Joins with Clean Air Council to Advocate for …MarketWatch (press release)
Toxics rule limits exposure to pollutionSeacoastonline.com
Capps Joins Democratic Women in Promoting EPA Plan to Reduce Mercury PollutionNoozhawk
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Obama, EPA sued for nixing tougher ozone rules – USA Today (blog)


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Obama, EPA sued for nixing tougher ozone rules
USA Today (blog)
Environmental and public health groups today sued the Obama administration for rejecting stronger ozone standards that scientists say could prevent asthma and other respiratory illnesses. The US Environmental Protection Agency …
Bondi joins multi-state lawsuit against EPA, calls for delay in emissions ruleMiamiHerald.com (blog)
New EPA rule will save livesPoughkeepsie Journal
25 states press court for EPA mercury rule delayThe Hill (blog)
Media Newswire (press release) –Longview News-Journal –Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Reg Wydeven column: New rules less helpful for asthma sufferers – Appleton Post Crescent

Reg Wydeven column: New rules less helpful for asthma sufferers
Appleton Post Crescent
When my wife and I first started dating, I knew she had asthma, but I never gave it much thought — that is, until I was with her and she had an asthma attack. We went for a walk on a hot summer day and all of a sudden she stopped, turned a light shade …
Breathtaking liesStandardNet (blog)

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Study: Latinos Face Major Health Risks from Delays of EPA Air Pollution Rules – MarketWatch (press release)

Study: Latinos Face Major Health Risks from Delays of EPA Air Pollution Rules
MarketWatch (press release)
As of 2008, 4.7 million Hispanics had been diagnosed with asthma. In their lifetime, Latinos are three times more likely to die from asthma than other racial or ethnic groups. Exposure to air pollution can aggravate preexisting health problems …
Study to Show Half of Hispanic Americans are at Risk From Breathing Unhealthy airistockAnalyst.com (press release)

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