Long-term exposure to fine particulate pollution could increase the risk of developing dementia, new research says, with exposure to pollution from wildfires and agricultural dust havingthe strongest ties to the prevalence of dementia.
Tony Briscoe
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Cooking with a gas stove could be as bad as breathing secondhand cigarette smoke, study finds
Pollution from cooking with a gas stove may be on par with breathing secondhand tobacco smoke, according to new research.
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Calories, carbs and climate. Should fast food have environmental labeling?
Climate-related food labeling could be an effective tool to whittle down the beef industry’s carbon footprint, new research argues.
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Ports reveal unprecedented surge in harmful emissions; officials blame COVID-19 logjam
Officials at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach recorded an unprecedented surge in harmful emissions during 2021. They blame COVID-19.
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With gas-fueled car ban, California hopes to lead the nation. Can it deliver?
The state will need to make good on a number of other promises to achieve its climate goals. Here’s how California is faring toward those goals.
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As forests go up in smoke, so will California’s climate plan
As wildfires become more extreme, some worry California will near a tipping point in which its forests emit more carbon dioxide than they absorb.
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California set to make history by banning sales of gas-powered cars. Can it deliver?
In a nationwide first, California air quality officials are set to vote Thursday on a plan to phase out the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035.
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As talks on Colorado River water falter, U.S. government imposes new restrictions
The federal government has announced a Tier 2 emergency based on Lake Mead water levels, requiring reductions for Arizona, Nevada and Mexico — though none from California.
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Federal government suspends new drilling and fracking leases on public lands in Central California
California had alleged the U.S. Bureau of Land Management didn’t fully evaluate these potential impacts or sufficiently consider how to mitigate them on 1.2 million acres of land in Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare and Ventura counties.
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Fire crews make gains in massive Oak fire as presence of uniformed militia sparks furor
As fire crews made progress in containing the massive Oak fire Tuesday, the arrival of a uniformed militia has sparked concern among some.