May 16, 2013
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Bicycle engineering guidelines often used by state regulators to design bicycle facilities need to be overhauled to reflect current cyclists’ preferences and safety data, according to a new study. They say that US guidelines should be expanded to offer… Continue reading
Share on FacebookApril 5, 2013
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Can events supporting troops reduce the risk of soldiers experiencing combat-related stress disorders? A new study suggests so. Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 19, 2013
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When it rains, untreated stormwater can sweep pollutants into coastal waters, potentially endangering public health. Now researchers have developed low-cost filtration systems that are concealed beneath sand dunes and filter out most of the bacteria th… Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 7, 2013
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In 10 years’ time, routine preventive health care for adults may include genetic testing. As genomic testing prepares to enter the realm of general medical care, an interdisciplinary team of researchers is suggesting that now is the time to explore gen… Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 7, 2013
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Internet searches on health symptoms can be used to identify drug side effects and could be used to develop a new kind of early warning system to boost drug safety, a new study indicates. Continue reading
Share on FacebookFebruary 20, 2013
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A new study has measured the awareness, adoption and use of electronic medical record systems and health information exchange by hospital-based infection preventionists to report and share information critical to public health. The researchers found th… Continue reading
Share on FacebookJanuary 28, 2013
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Pollution from forest fires is impacting the health of people with asthma and other chronic obstructive lung diseases, finds a new study. This study uses data from pharmacies and dispensaries to measure the increase in drugs needed to alleviate symptom… Continue reading
Share on FacebookMay 31, 2012
by Daniel Rosenberg
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Daniel Rosenberg, Senior Attorney, Washington DC
As discussed in my last post, the chemical industry, “Big Chemical,” has a pro-cancer agenda: to block any mandatory regulation to control the use of chemicals that cause canc… Continue reading
May 9, 2012
by Kate Sinding
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Kate Sinding, Senior Attorney, New York City
We have been saying for some time that New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation has not adequately considered how to manage the potentially billions of gallons of highly cont… Continue reading
October 25, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Exactly four years ago today, I published my first blog post. Little did I know at the time how much I would enjoy this and how much maintaining a blog would… Continue reading
May 25, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities & Smart Growth, Washington, DC
If you are like most of us, you have wondered whether or not a proposal for new development in your community was a good idea, whether it was environmentally f… Continue reading
March 26, 2011
by Alex Jackson
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Alex Jackson, Sustainable Energy Fellow, San Francisco The California Air Resources Board issued a statement yesterday in response to the Superior Court’s recent decision in the AB 32 Scoping Plan lawsuit. Californians should take heart – t… Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 2, 2011
by Kate Sinding
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Yesterday, The New York Times released the second installment of its investigative series on the dangers associated with natural gas production using hydraulic fracturing. The latest piece looks at fellow Marcellus Shale states – Pennsylvania and… Continue reading
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