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‘How did we miss this for so long?’: The link between extreme heat and preterm birth

Grist

Pollutants from vehicle combustion, including nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds, react in sunlight to form ozone. Now that there is strong evidence that heat exacerbates adverse birth outcomes, she hopes it will instigate policy change, promote awareness, and ultimately, decrease risk and disparities. “We And the U.S.

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The Most Successful Air Pollution Treaty You’ve Never Heard Of

The City Fix

International consensus on cross-border environmental issues has been difficult to achieve, but the 40-year-old Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (or LRTAP as it is known to development professionals) has enjoyed great, if largely unsung, success in the fight against air. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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New Shell Files Could Aid Climate Cases, Attorneys Say 

DeSmogBlog

“It is for government to determine the right trade-offs for society and put in place smart policy to enable fundamental change in the way society consumes energy,” a Shell spokesperson said. “Whatever policies are chosen there will be ‘winners’ and ‘losers,'” he wrote.