Wildfires Reversing Air Quality Progress | Pollution Monitor
Wildfires driven by climate change have reversed decades of air pollution progress, explains CBC News. In highly impacted Canada, wildfire smoke could take up to two years off the average person’s life.
The Trump administration is removing the ability to detect pollutants from future NASA satellites, laments CNN. One of the cancelled instruments was designed to measure air quality from wildfires and fossil fuel use.
Researchers have discovered microplastic exposure induces Alzheimer’s-like symptoms in mice, according to The Washington Post. It’s not yet clear if the same impact exists in humans.
South Australia has banned fish-shaped plastic soy sauce bottles notes BBC News. The bottles are popular at sushi restaurants, but they are single-use and spread plastic pollution for decades after disposal.
Eight French cities have banned their schools from serving tuna, relays Radio France Internationale. Research has found the fish contains high levels of mercury and children are particularly vulnerable to its effects.
Comedian Jay Leno has lost his fight to exempt classic cars from emissions standards, says ABC 7 Los Angeles. Leno - who reportedly owns nearly 200 gasoline vehicles - will now be required to stop them from spewing poison.
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