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170,000 Pages of 9/11 Records Show Officials Flagged Toxic Air Risks as Public Was Reassured

New York City has launched a 9/11 records portal, releasing 170,000 pages of documents detailing hazardous conditions and official responses around Ground Zero, aiding survivors and researchers in understanding health risks

International Business Times UK · Sep 9

Toxic air after 9/11: Mamdani releases documents showing how New Yorkers were misled

In a significant move, New York City disclosed withheld documents on air quality after 9/11, suggesting that officials may have misrepresented the dangers present post-collapse of the Twin Towers. A memo warned of potential lawsuits for toxic exposure and city liability concerns. There were also fears about asbestos levels and…

The Times of India · Sep 9

New York City releases post-9/11 air toxicity information kept secret for 25 years

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday announced the release of tens of thousands of documents detailing what city officials knew about toxic air after the September 11 attacks as the 25th anniversary approaches and thousands still suffer from related illnesses.

France 24 · Sep 9

Scientists make concerning discovery about lung cancer and microplastics

Microplastics have been found in the deepest reaches of the ocean and throughout the human body

The Independent UK · Sep 7

Heatwaves and wildfires are setting back air quality improvements, UN finds

WMO report details extreme weather events causing climatic feedback loop with serious health consequences

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7

Wildfires, heatwaves threaten global air quality and health, UN warns

Wildfires and heatwaves are threatening global efforts to improve air quality and protect human health, the World Meteorological Organisation said on Monday. The UN agency warned that increasingly severe fires are raising exposure to toxic PM2.5 pollution, even as regulations have reduced industrial and transport emissions in Europe and North…

France 24 · Sep 7

EPA seeks more public comments as it struggles to devise water rule that limits scope on wetlands

The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking additional public comments as it tries to redefine the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to significantly limit the wetlands it covers

The Independent UK · Sep 4

Sarawak town chokes as haze pushes air pollution past Malaysia’s emergency threshold

Air pollution in a town in Malaysia's Sarawak state has breached emergency levels due to haze from forest fires in neighboring Indonesia

The Independent UK · Sep 4

Air pollution from ships may be more harmful than road traffic emissions, port study finds

Scientists say ultrafine particles in cruise ship emissions associated with reduced ability to resist common viruses

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4

Adults Over Forty Finished a Mental Flexibility Test Twelve Percent Faster After One Month of Filtered Home Air

In a crossover trial near Boston, adults 40 and older completed an executive function task 12 percent faster after a month using a HEPA purifier.

Medical Daily · Sep 4