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| People of color hardest hit by air pollution from nearly all sources Posted: 28 Apr 2021 11:09 AM PDT Various studies show that people of color are disproportionately exposed to air pollution in the United States. However, it was unclear whether this unequal exposure is due mainly to a few types of emission sources or whether the causes are more systemic. A new study that models peoples' exposure to air pollution - resolved by race-ethnicity and income level - shows that exposure disparities among people of color and white people are driven by nearly all, rather than only a few, emission source types. |
| Socially just population policies can mitigate climate change and advance global equity Posted: 28 Apr 2021 10:55 AM PDT Socially just policies aimed at limiting the Earth's human population hold tremendous potential for advancing equity while simultaneously helping to mitigate the effects of climate change, researchers say. |
| Study finds green spaces linked to lower racial disparity in COVID infection rates, study finds Posted: 28 Apr 2021 10:30 AM PDT More green spaces in an area is associated with a lower racial disparity in COVID-19 infection rates, according to the first study to examine the relationship between the supply of green spaces and reduced disparity in infectious disease rates. |
| Childhood air pollution exposure linked to poor mental health at age 18 Posted: 28 Apr 2021 08:37 AM PDT Childhood exposure to air pollution, such as nitrogen oxides and fine particulate matter, is a risk factor for mental illness at age 18. It is less of a factor than family history, but equal to lead, according to a new study. The finding comes from a cohort of 2,000 twins born in England and Wales in 1994-1995 and followed to young adulthood. |
| Household aerosols now release more harmful smog chemicals than all UK vehicles Posted: 27 Apr 2021 09:24 AM PDT Aerosol products used in the home now emit more harmful volatile organic compound (VOC) air pollution than all the vehicles in the UK, new research shows. A new study reveals that the picture is damaging globally with the world's population now using huge numbers of disposable aerosols - more than 25 billion cans per year. |
| Ship traffic dropped during first months of COVID pandemic Posted: 27 Apr 2021 06:48 AM PDT Ship movements on the world's oceans dropped in the first half of 2020 as COVID-19 restrictions came into force, a new study shows. |
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