“Real Housewives of Miami” star Guerdy Abraira’s shaved head is “here to stay” after beating breast cancer. “I’m going to give Page Six the exclusive. We are keeping the hair!” she told Page Six Style on Sunday during DIRECTV’s Streaming with the Stars Oscars-viewing party at Spago Beverly Hills. “It’s official!” she further ensued, adding … Read more
A new study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute for the Environment, Boston University School of Public Health and the Environmental Defense Fund finds that pollution from oil and gas venting and flaring results in $7.4 billion in health damages, more than 700 premature deaths, and 73,000 asthma … Read more
Scientists know relatively little about particles released into the air when a vehicle driver brakes, though evidence suggests those particles may be more harmful to health than particles exiting the tailpipe. In a new study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, University of California, Irvine researchers show how most of these particles emitted … Read more
Numerous measurement stations around the world provide us with data about air quality, allowing us to enhance it. Although we are increasingly collecting data from marine areas, access to such data is considerably more challenging. Signals are poorly transmitted through water, differences in both pressure and currents hinder measurement devices and there is an absence … Read more
Air filters and opening windows can reduce classroom pollution by up to 36% — Surrey study To improve air quality in classrooms, schools should use air purifiers during the school day and open the windows after hours. That’s according to a new study from the University of Surrey. In England, 7,800 schools are in locations … Read more
A new study finds that policies to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from motor vehicles combined with investments in electric vehicles and public transportation would reduce air pollution and bring large benefits to children’s health. They would also save money. The findings by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health with collaborators at … Read more
Winter storms that provide crucial snow and rainfall to northern India are arriving significantly later in the year compared to 70 years ago, a new study has found, exacerbating the risk of catastrophic flooding while also reducing vital water supplies for millions of Indians. The cyclonic storms, known as western disturbances, typically bring heavy snow … Read more