A major medical association, the American Thoracic Society, has laid out the case for EPA to strengthen the air quality standard for ozone smog.  (more…)

Long-term exposure to traffic pollution may stunt the lung development of children who live near a major highway, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine.  (more…)

Women living in areas with higher levels of air pollution have a greater risk of developing heart disease and dying from cardiovascular causes, according to a University of Washington study published in the New England Jouranl of Medicine.  The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI)study is one of the largest of its kind involving more than 65,000 women, ages 50 to 79, living in 36 U.S. cities.  (more…)