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Deborah Shprentz

@envirohealth.bsky.social

Clean air advocate

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These Data Center Developers Asked Trump for an Exemption from Pollution Rules Though the companies weren't granted exemptions, their requests illustrate the data center industry's desperate quest for energy.

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09.03.2026 13:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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EPA Curbs Scientific Evidence Uses, Threatening Air Pollution Protection - EHSLeaders The EPA has signaled it may limit its own ability to update air pollution rules based on new scientific evidence—a step ProPublica says could significantly undermine how the Agency protects public hea...

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09.03.2026 13:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Wildfire Smoke Linked to Respiratory Issues in Children and Pregnancy Complications - GeneOnline News Recent studies highlight the growing public health risk […]

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09.03.2026 13:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Road Monitoring Design Shapes Particle Exposure, Brain Health Cutting-edge research recently published in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology delves into the complex relationship between air pollution, specifically ultrafine particles

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09.03.2026 13:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Fine dust levels to worsen for most of the country on Monday Although daytime temperatures will remain mild, the level of fine dust is forecast to worsen across much of the country on Monday.

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09.03.2026 13:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Air pollution warnings raised across northern France Fine particle spike puts several departments on alert

www.connexionfrance.com/news/air-pol...

09.03.2026 13:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Reframing air pollution as a cognitive and socioeconomic risk - npj Clean Air npj Clean Air - Reframing air pollution as a cognitive and socioeconomic risk

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

09.03.2026 13:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Power generator for government-linked data center eyes county The AI data center wave may be coming to your town soon.

www.boulder-monitor.com/news/power-g...

08.03.2026 15:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Air pollution driving widespread human rights violations: UN expert GENEVA – The Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, Astrid Puentes Riaño, called on States, entities and businesses to address the dual public health an...

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07.03.2026 13:25 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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EPA Hits 40-Year Lows in Staffing After Trump Targets Its Public Health Experts - Inside Climate News An Inside Climate News analysis of just-released federal workforce data shows more than 4,000 employees departed between January 2025 and January 2026, including a majority of team leaders.

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07.03.2026 13:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Register now for our workshop exploring the latest research on air pollution and dementia risk.

Hear new findings from the UKRI-funded HIP-Tox study and learn about the exciting next steps from the MRC Centre of Research Excellence in Exposome Immunology.
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05.03.2026 14:05 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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How electrifying a Bay Area rail system made trains faster, cleaner, and more frequent A $2.4 billion upgrade is shaving minutes off Caltrain trips through Silicon Valley, doubling weekend ridership, and reducing riders’ exposure to toxic diesel pollution.

How electrifying a Bay Area rail system made trains faster, cleaner, and more frequent

05.03.2026 16:37 — 👍 29    🔁 14    💬 0    📌 0

⚠️ Important London air pollution update for Friday 6 March.

⚠️ I’ve triggered a high pollution alert due to a forecast of particulate levels mainly caused by Saharan dust.

⚠️ Protect the most vulnerable by avoiding unnecessary car trips, engine idling and burning garden waste.

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CDPHE launches new Environmental Justice Grants Program dashboard | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Denver, Colorado (March 5, 2026) — The Office of Environmental Justice is proud to announce the launch of the Environmental Justice Grant Program Dashboard, a new interactive tool that shows how envir...

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06.03.2026 15:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Study Links Air Pollution and Failed Glaucoma Surgery A population study of California Medicare patients found that high air pollution levels correlated with the risk for failure of incisional glaucoma surgery.

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06.03.2026 15:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Toxic carcinogenic pollutants surge in eastern India’s industrial air Year-long monitoring traces polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in PM2.5 to coal burning, biomass combustion and traffic emissions across the eastern Indo-Gangetic Plain.

www.nature.com/articles/d44...

06.03.2026 15:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Northern Thailand hit by toxic dust crisis as PM2.5 tops limits in 16 provinces BANGKOK: The Command Centre for Forest Fire, Haze, and Dust Pollution Prevention and Mitigation, Region 3, reported on Thursday (March 5) that it detected 235 hotspots across 17 northern provinces.

www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/as...

06.03.2026 15:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Korean study links fine dust to impaired brain blood flow and memory risk Korean study links fine dust to impaired brain blood flow and memory risk

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06.03.2026 15:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Chemical Plants Keep Exploding, but Trump’s EPA Is Rolling Back Safety Rules Anyway For places like Hopewell, Virginia, where industrial accidents are routine, fewer protections could mean more danger for families living nearby.

capitalbnews.org/epa-safety-r...

06.03.2026 15:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Canadian wildfire pollution associated with increased stroke severity Short-term surges in air pollution in New Jersey from the 2023 Canadian wildfires were associated with a higher stroke rate and more serious strokes, according to a preliminary study released March 3,...

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05.03.2026 16:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Air Pollution and the Risk and Progression of Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis Purpose Air pollution has been linked to several neurological conditions, including stroke and neurodegenerative diseases. Evidence regarding its association with multiple sclerosis (MS) remains con...

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05.03.2026 16:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Something's in the air in Golden and it's not just snow The heat map graphic below shows data from seven PurpleAir monitors around Golden this February. These monitors measure PM2.5—microscopic particles from vehicle exhaust, wood smoke, and industrial ope...

wildsight.ca/2026/03/04/s...

05.03.2026 14:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Does Short-Term Air Pollution Exposure Increase Mortality Risk in Individuals With HTN? - American College of Cardiology Short-term air pollution acts as an acute stressor in individuals with hypertension and amplifies mortality risk based on existing conditions, according to a nationwide study of 2.1 million hypertensi...

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05.03.2026 13:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Researchers launch new climate health projects with Wellcome support | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Harvard Chan School researchers will begin new U.S. and India-based investigations into the health impacts of air pollution, heat, and climate change mitigation strategies, made possible by charitable...

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05.03.2026 13:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Air pollution: concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), SDG 11.6.2 The GHO data repository is WHO's gateway to health-related statistics for its 194 Member States. It provides access to over 1000 health topics indicators

www.who.int/data/gho/dat...

05.03.2026 13:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ferry pollution worse than cars in many European port cities Ferries in Europe emit more CO2 than 6.6 million cars and are responsible for more air pollution than all the cars in major cities like Barcelona, Dublin…

www.transportenvironment.org/articles/fer...

03.03.2026 15:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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IN PHOTOS: Mumbai air quality worsens as smog hides city skyline Mumbai’s air quality slipped to the ‘moderate’ category on Friday, a day after being ‘good’. The city woke up to a layer of haze Friday morning

www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...

03.03.2026 15:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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At the Crossroads of Congestion — Hell’s Kitchen’s Air Quality Lags Hell’s Kitchen’s air stays consistently more polluted than much of Manhattan, data shows — likely driven by buses, tunnel traffic and ships.

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03.03.2026 15:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Inequality of Air Quality in America - Brown Political Review Safe air is disproportionately concentrated in more affluent communities, while minorities and low income populations are burdened with higher pollution levels.

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03.03.2026 15:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Air pollution distracts insects from pollination and sex Even at levels safe for humans, air pollution can disrupt the way some insects communicate with plants, and with each other.

www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

03.03.2026 13:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0