Once again LA/Long Beach has the worst smog in the nation, color me shocked
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"between 2005 and 2024, levels of nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter — two of the most harmful pollutants to human health — have been slashed by 50% and 55%, respectively."
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#waroncars cities are for people, not cars.
#urbanism #BikeTooter #pollution
https://momentummag.com/paris-proves-the-power-of-pedals-how-cycling-helped-cut-pollution-in-half/
Momentum Mag · Paris Proves the Power of Pedals: How Cycling Helped Cut Pollution in HalfSo how did Paris, once choked with vehicle traffic and notorious for its pollution, pull off such a turnaround?
In Britain, we burn precious peatland for sport
Every year, heather is set alight to promote driven grouse shooting. Restoring moors instead would be an ecological and economic boon
www.prospectmagazine.co.ukIn Britain, we burn precious peatland for sportEvery year, heather is set alight to promote driven grouse shooting. Restoring moors instead could be an ecological and economic boon
But officials wondered: What if sodden snow and vanishing ice stalled American men and machines and weakened these northern defenses?
In response to those concerns, the military created the Snow, Ice and Permafrost Research Establishment, a research center dedicated to the science and engineering of all things frozen: glacier runways, the behavior of ice, the physics of snow and the climates of the past
The ConversationThe US military has cared about climate change since the dawn of the Cold War – for good reasonDuring the Cold War, the US poured support into Arctic military outposts and climate research amid fears of a Russian invasion. Climate change is still on the military’s radar as a threat multiplier.
In contrast to the two major parties, Australia’s Greens have policies to stop new coal and gas projects, end fossil fuel subsidies and instead pay homes and businesses to install solar and batteries
Carbon Brief · Australia election 2025: Where parties stand on climate change, energy and nature - Carbon BriefAustralia is heading to the polls for a general election on 3 May.
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Late?
I’ll give you late…
Oh wait I just did.
My bad.
Speaking of which…
Bad enough dying but often not considered - no control over what stand-for-nothing pseudo-fascist prick will show up at your funeral.
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
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The ability of #bees and other insects to forage diminishes as #pollution in the air increases.
Air pollutants such as #ozone break down scent molecules emitted by #plants which #insects use to locate vital forage sources.
"Methyl bromide, which was widely used to treat soil on farm fields, has been banned worldwide for most uses since 2005 under a United Nations treaty that protects the Earth’s ozone layer. Exemptions are granted for fumigation of produce shipped from overseas. While little to no residue remains on the food, the gas is vented into the air where it is sprayed."
https://calmatters.org/environment/2025/04/la-communities-toxic-fumigant-methyl-bromide/ #California #PublicHealth #Pollution
CalMatters · These LA communities are unaware they've lived near toxic gas for decadesThe air agency doesn’t plan to monitor the air or take any immediate steps to protect schools and households from the gas, which can damage lungs and cause neurological effects.
Nearly half of Americans live in places with failing grades for air pollution, report says.
NBC News reports: "About 46% of U.S. residents — 156 million people — lived in areas with unhealthy air quality that earned F grades from the American Lung Association for ozone or particle pollution."
NBC News · Nearly half of Americans live in places with failing grades for air pollution, report says
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…A $20M #EPA #grant was cut for San Diego's Barrio Logan, a predominantly #Latino community w/high rates of #asthma. A major highway cuts through the neighborhood, which is further affected by #pollution from waterfront industry & associated truck traffic.
…A program to provide electric buses for Barrio Logan has been canceled & a long-planned community park will be significantly delayed or canceled, as will free electric shuttle service & home upgrades to improve #AirQuality….
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…On March 12, the new #EPA unveiled what it called "the most consequential day of #deregulation in US history" by rolling back 31 initiatives & eliminating the agency's #DEI arm & its 10 regional #EnvironmentalJustice offices, which worked w/communities to ID & mitigate local sources of #pollution. It *said* it has saved $2B in *wasteful* [because some people have no worth] spending by canceling hundreds of #grants in conjunction w/ #billionaire #ElonMusk's #DOGE.
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"It's #DEI being treated like a four-letter word," said Linda Birnbaum, a retired toxicologist & fmr director of the National Institute of #Environmental #Health #Sciences who spent 19 years at the #EPA. "People who are already most impacted by high #pollution are going to be most hurt by the loosening of #regulations."
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3 #environmental researchers & 5 fmr #EPA ofcls interviewed by Reuters say the end of the EPA's #DEI & #EnvironmentalJustice programs—which seek to ensure a healthy #environment for *minority* groups that often live closest to sources of contamination - will be most felt in #Black & #Hispanic [& #Latin] communities that have long endured the harmful effects of #pollution.
Endearing and sweet-faced Irrawaddy #Dolphins face serious threats from #palmoil #pollution, fishing bycatch, tourism in S.E #Asia. Just 90-300 remain alive in the wild. Fight for them and be #vegan, #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife 
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