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Local air regulators say it's impossible to meet smog standards without help from the federal government

Local air regulators say it’s impossible to meet smog standards without help from the federal government

Southern California air regulators have approved a sweeping plan to cut pollution in the country’s most polluted region over the next two decades, but say they can’t meet national quality standards air without federal action. The South Coast Air Quality Management District Board of Directors voted 9-2 on Friday to adopt a nearly 5,000-page plan, …

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Air pollution linked to nearly a million stillbirths a year

Nearly one million stillbirths a year can be attributed to air pollution, according to the first global study. Research has estimated that nearly half of stillbirths could be linked to exposure to pollution particles smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5), mostly produced by burning fossil fuels. The study looked at 137 countries in Asia, Africa and …

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Lab-grown 'mini eyes' shed light on blindness in rare genetic disease

UCLA Health Topical Advice: Mating Patterns vs. Genetics. Do housing interventions improve health? Air pollution and neurodegenerative diseases.

UCLA Health Tip Sheet November 28, 2022 Newswise – Below is a brief roundup of news and story ideas from the experts at UCLA Health. For more information on these stories or for help with other stories, please contact us at [email protected]. When patients with congenital heart disease get cancer: A new study of cancer …

UCLA Health Topical Advice: Mating Patterns vs. Genetics. Do housing interventions improve health? Air pollution and neurodegenerative diseases. Read More »

Lab-grown 'mini eyes' shed light on blindness in rare genetic disease

UCLA Health Topical Advice: Mating Patterns vs. Genetics. Do housing interventions improve health? Air pollution and neurodegenerative diseases.

UCLA Health Tip Sheet November 28, 2022 Newswise – Below is a brief roundup of news and story ideas from the experts at UCLA Health. For more information on these stories or for help with other stories, please contact us at [email protected]. When patients with congenital heart disease get cancer: A new study of cancer …

UCLA Health Topical Advice: Mating Patterns vs. Genetics. Do housing interventions improve health? Air pollution and neurodegenerative diseases. Read More »

Space Perspective

Space Perspective to launch tourist hot air balloon flights from ‘marine spaceport’

Tourists who wish to soar to the stratosphere in a hot air balloon now have a sea launch option. Space Perspective, which aims to begin ferrying customers to the stratosphere by 2024, just announced that it has acquired a “marine spaceport” ship named MS Voyager. The ship is named after NASA’s Voyager 1 mission, which, …

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