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Dhaka's air unhealthy for sensitive groups
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (243+ words) Sunday September 13, 2026 Dhaka ranked 11th among the world's cities with the worst air quality this morning (13 September), recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 108 at 09:15am. According to the AQI scale, the city's air quality was classified as "Unhealthy for Sensitive…...
Argonne National Laboratory study finds emergency response models underestimate hazardous dust resuspension from driving and marching
11+ hour, 4+ min ago (443+ words) A study published in Health Physics by researchers at Argonne National Laboratory finds that widely used emergency response models have significantly underestimated how much hazardous dust common activities can kick into the air. The culprit: a longstanding gap in experimental…...
Sunlight-Powered Photocatalysts Emerge as a New Weapon Against Toxic Algal
3+ hour, 57+ min ago (397+ words) Harmful algal blooms have quietly become one of the most stubborn environmental crises of our time. Driven by nutrient enrichment, climate change, shifting hydrological conditions and expanding human activity, blooms of cyanobacteria, diatoms and dinoflagellates are appearing more frequently, lasting…...
Hard Tap Water Linked to Higher Cancer Mortality in Half-Million-Person
13+ hour, 48+ min ago (647+ words) For decades, the hardness of the water flowing from household taps has been the subject of a persistent and often confusing public health debate. Hard water, rich in dissolved calcium and magnesium carbonates, leaves limescale on kettles and showerheads, and…...
The push to remove lead pipes is on. Thousands of water systems still don’t know where theirs are
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (1083+ words) Kathryn Pilgrim knew the century-old Victorian she bought in Dunkirk, New York, came with old plumbing. She replaced pipes she suspected of containing lead and later installed a kitchen filter designed to remove heavy metals. But six years after buying…...
Clean Water Access Remains Top Priority for JXN Water – Jackson Advocate
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (292+ words) JACKSON, Miss. — We know the word “lead” showing up in the news recently brought up hard memories for a lot of Jackson families. We want to say clearly and simply: this ruling is not about the water coming out of…...
The push to remove lead pipes is on. Thousands of water systems still don???t know where theirs are
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (1083+ words) Kathryn Pilgrim knew the century-old Victorian she bought in Dunkirk, New York, came with old plumbing. She replaced pipes she suspected of containing lead and later installed a kitchen filter designed to remove heavy metals. But six years after buying…...
Join us for the Breathe Together & Cleaner Air Partnership 40th Anniversary Luncheon!
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (136+ words) Placer County (.gov) - Join us for the Breathe Together & Cleaner Air Partnership 40th Anniversary Luncheon! Join us for our 2nd Annual Breathe Together & Cleaner Air Partnership 40th Anniversary Luncheon! Tickets are on sale for our 2nd Annual Breathe Together & Cleaner Air Partnership 40th Anniversary Luncheon....
Ministry of Health Advises Public to Take Precautions as Saharan Dust Affects the Federation
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (195+ words) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis — September 10, 2026: The Ministry of Health is advising residents, particularly persons with asthma and other respiratory conditions, to take precautions as a significant plume of Saharan dust moves across the Federation. The Meteorological Office advises that…...
Deadly cost of Sasol's Secunda pollution
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (1350+ words) New study links Secunda emissions to thousands of health harms and R19 billion in annual economic losses Air pollution from Sasol's Secunda operations is estimated to contribute to about 1 000 deaths every year and cost the economy about R19 billion annually, according to…...