A Belgian study of almost 300 lung transplant patients tracked over a decade was just published in the journal Thorax. It found that recipients who lived near a main street faced twice the risk of organ rejection and death. Air pollution from cars was associated with nearly 30% of deaths. GR


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SCOTUS Poised to Handcuff the EPA
In the wake of reactionary rulings by the Supreme Court that seized a woman’s right to abortion after the Justices had unleashed potentially lethal freedoms to gun owners, one can only shudder at the prospect of the court’s upcoming decision on West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).