Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2019

Long-term exposure to ambient ozone appears to accelerate arterial conditions that progress into cardiovascular disease and stroke, according to a new University at Buffalo study. Paul, Minnesota; Chicago; and Los Angeles. While the study finds an association between air pollution and atherosclerosis, researchers aren’t clear on why.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2019

About 4 million children worldwide develop asthma each year because of inhaling nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) air pollution, according to an open-access study published in The Lancet Planetary Health by researchers at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH). —Susan Anenberg.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

Increased leadership from US EPA and the railroads, along with funding to address California’s needs, would signal a clean-air commitment that must be made to protect those who live and work near rail yards. Union Pacific operates in 23 states west of Chicago, while BNSF Railway is present in 28. ARB Chairman Mary Nichols.

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