Clean Air Journal
Soot, is a dangerous and deadly pollutant composed of metals, organic chemicals and acidic substances. It is produced by power plants vehicle tailpipes and other industrial sources as well as wildfire smoke. Soot threatens our health and our environment, posing particular risks for children, seniors and people with chronic illnesses.
A few bills moved out of the House and into the Senate and vice versa this past week (see the table below for updates). The major bill to watch that was introduced and gained momentum last week is...
Not a lot happened last week. You can see updates in the table below. Just to hit the high points, SB33 and SB85 are on the calendar and pending their third reading. Here are the new bills affecting...
We are a group of students in UAB’s School of Public Health, and we had the opportunity to work with Gasp for a service learning project during the 2017 Fall semester. Gasp is implementing a citizen...
As always, bills range from no big deal to downright awful this year. We’ll be updating you every Monday on the status of any bills that will affect the environment, public health and public transportation.
Exposure to air pollution increases risk of birth defects A new study in the Journal of Pediatrics Researchers looks at the relationship between birth defects in about 200,000 infants born between...
The Clean Power Plan is good law and will save lives President Trump's EPA is trying to repeal the Clean Power Plan, a commonsense standard to cut carbon emissions from our nation's existing power...
