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Ontario Tech University - Ontario Tech University researchers highlight the long-term health impacts of wildfire smoke
6+ hour, 36+ min ago (460+ words) Wildfire smoke has become an increasingly familiar part of Canadian summers, affecting communities thousands of kilometres from the fires themselves. While hazy skies and poor air quality are often temporary, Ontario Tech University researchers are examining how some health effects…...
NGT Says Clean Air is Fundamental Need, Not An Environmental Luxury
18+ hour, 34+ min ago (169+ words) Sunday - September 13, 2026 Clean air is a fundamental need, not an environmental luxury: NGT chief NEW DELHI/SHIMLA: National Green Tribunal Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava has described clean air as a fundamental human need rather than an environmental luxury, underlining its…...
A Look at the Health Toll of 9/11, 25 Years After the Attacks
21+ hour, 52+ min ago (146+ words) The attacks of Sept. 11 have been a rolling tragedy in the quarter-century since the towers fell, with thousands more people dying from the air they breathed in and around the toxic pile at ground zero. As the country prepared to…...
These 9 Cities Are Considered The Worst For Air Pollution In The US
22+ hour, 8+ min ago (297+ words) While some cities may rank high in one category and lower in another, we've taken all three ALA lists into consideration, ranking cities by overall severity and frequency of pollution. Yes, other methods measure contaminants in the air, but these…...
New York dumped its garbage at Fresh Kills for more than half a century, creating a 2,200-acre landfill on Staten Island??? the former dump is now being transformed into a park almost three times the size of Central Park
22+ hour, 48+ min ago (174+ words) A massive Staten Island landfill that swallowed 150 million tons of New York's trash is being reborn as an enormous green space, proving that even our waste can be reclaimed. By Science Blog Editorial Team Published September 13, 2026 · How we edit Some…...
89 Million Americans Live Near High-Risk Chemical Facilities With No Federal Way to Vet Staff for Terrorist Ties
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (133+ words) Sources and further reading: Chemical Security: DHS Should Provide Options for Voluntary Vetting of Facility Personnel for Terrorist Ties — U.S. Government Accountability Office CISA Leadership Vacuum: US Cyber Governance at a Breaking Point — Cloud Security Alliance DHS Rejects Plan to…...
NYC finally bans boating on lake polluted with human waste after 20 years of contamination
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (218+ words) Fishing and boating on a Staten Island lake that was polluted by human waste has finally been closed by authorities, one week after The Post reported that officials had done nothing about the “open secret” for decades. The Parks Department…...
Did New York State Ban Wood Stoves?
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (413+ words) A few years ago, a rumor started to circulate in New York State that wood stoves and fireplaces were going to be a thing of the past. Although some laws have been put in place regulating burning, what is the…...
In 1900, Chicago engineers reversed the flow of an entire river to push the city's sewage away from Lake Michigan and down toward the Mississippi — St. Louis raced to the Supreme Court to stop it and lost, and the Chicago River still runs backward 126 years later
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (408+ words) A city's desperate bid to escape its own waste became an engineering marvel that still defies the laws of nature—and the fury of its downstream neighbors. Published September 12, 2026 · How we edit Chicago’s founding problem was plumbing. The city drew…...
How 9/11 trauma can still affect mental health 25 years later
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (511+ words) September 11, 2026 / 6:33 PM EDT / CBS Baltimore The impact of September 11, 2001, did not end when the attacks did. Even 25 years later, the events of 9/11 can still affect how people see the world, connect with others and cope with difficult experiences. Dr. Melanie Pinkett…...