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Utah pushing back against ever-tightening EPA air pollution standards : NPR

Salt Lake City sits in a bowl of a mountain valley where dirty air can get trapped for days during…

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Air pollution is changing the scent of flowers and confusing insects

Hawk moths are less likely to visit flowers if air pollution has changed the way they smell Image courtesy of…

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Air pollution messes with moths’ ability to smell flowers

One of life’s many pleasures is stopping to smell the roses, but flowers don’t just make their sweet scents for…

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Air pollution messes with moths’ ability to smell flowers

One of life’s many pleasures is stopping to smell the roses, but flowers don’t just make their sweet scents for…

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EPA tightens rules on some air pollution for the first time in over a decade : NPR

Air pollution has fallen across the U.S. since the Clean Air Act of 1970. But some areas, like Los Angeles,…

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Marine fungi: Can water mushrooms save us from antibiotic resistance and pollution?

Microscopic marine fungi are abundant, with around 2000 species found to date Dayarathne MC et al. (2020) TAKE a walk…

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Scientists provide recipe to halve pollution from food production

A major report for the United Nations has put forward solutions to halve nitrogen pollution from agriculture and the food…

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Exposure to air pollution in utero may affect reproductive system development

From invisible wafts of diesel exhaust to sun-choking plumes of orange smoke, air pollution is known to damage respiratory well-being.…

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