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The problem is getting bigger and bigger by the minute, we see turtles that are entangled in ghost fishing nets. Sometimes it’s even just turtle carcasses. We see ingestion of plastic fragments. Then there’s also the pollutants – chemicals. – Matthias Egger	Found on CNN 1 year ago
In prior years, the decline in pollutants would pick back up after the Lunar New Year holiday ended. But not this year. Chinese New Year, the reduction rate is more significant than in past years and Chinese New Year has lasted longer. I am not surprised because many cities nationwide have taken measures to minimize spread of the virus. – Fei Liu	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
This research helps further our understanding of these legacy industrial chemical pollutants and the effects that different levels of exposure, in complex mixtures, may have, learning more about PCB exposure in juvenile animals is vital, so that we can try to mitigate the impact of these dangerous chemicals on populations and help protect the future status of marine mammals in U.K. waters. – Susan Jobling	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
Children are particularly vulnerable to the health risks of a changing climate. Their bodies and immune systems are still developing, leaving them more susceptible to disease and environmental pollutants. – Nick Watts	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Now that it is getting colder, air is not rising high enough to disperse pollutants. The whole trapping is happening close to the ground. – Roy Chowdhury	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The (open loop) scrubbers have a hard time passing the front page test taking pollutants from the air and dumping it into the sea. – Ivar Hansson Myklebust	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We are confident the Supreme Court will agree with the appeals court that, when Congress passed the Clean Water Act to protect our nation's waters, it did not give polluters a loophole to use groundwater as a sewer to convey harmful pollutants into our oceans, lakes and rivers. – David Henkin	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
In broad terms, the results of the study were much the same for all three pollutants. – Kevin McConway	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Protecting the public's health from dangerous amounts of pollutants in the air that we all breathe is the mandate of this agency, this can not be done without careful, deliberate and knowledgeable understanding [ of ] this complex environmental health issue. Multidisciplinary teams of scientific experts must be free to conduct thorough peer-review of the pertinent science. Millions of lives are at stake. – Jack Harkema	Found on CNN 5 years ago
... Preventing stormwater from carrying pollutants into the ecosystems around an area. But a few states over, in Colorado, the semi-arid environment makes water a precious resource. There are significant number of unknowns, even if you just look at the water retention requirements, colorado has very extensive water rights laws. There are also mechanical and engineering challenges, plus ongoing maintenance expenses and concerns costs will be passed down to consumers, hurting smaller businesses and renters. Whether it's office rents, or apartment rents, the biggest complaint we hear daily in Colorado right now is rents are too high, said developer Jim Neenan, president and CEO of Prime West Development. Another issue raised is that it impacts all buildings of a certain size, regardless of whether it's a church, historical building, non-profit or affordable housing. You can drive around the city or walk around the city, you can see example after example of buildings that there would be no way to put a green roof on. – Kathie Barstnar	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
A lot of times with smoke and other pollutants, the particles are small enough that they can be absorbed into your bloodstream. – Faith Eherts	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
We must also remember that it is not just the acute effects of pollution on children's health mentioned in the report that we need to be concerned about, it is also the potential long-term effects of exposure to pollutants in early life that can have lifelong effects on health and well-being. – John Holloway	Found on CNN 7 years ago
Our Clean Power Plan will not only reduce carbon pollution but significantly reduce the pollutants that cause smog and soot, which is one of their major concerns. – Gina McCarthy	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I’m not talking about car or truck traffic but pollutants that are transported by prevailing winds, for example, pollutants from a coal-fired electrical generating station are carried by prevailing winds long distances away from the plant and have an effect on air quality in a national park or other area downwind from that plant. – Jeffrey Olson	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
The focus was on low carbon emissions, one thing that wasn't seen was that you'd get other pollutants - such as nitrogen. People are starting to become more wary of diesel. – Chris Main	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Anytime we can have an opportunity to improve air quality and, in particular, reduce particulate air pollutants from power plants it is a win-win for society at large. – Clifford Bassett	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
More recently people in the field have been looking at other applications like water treatment or environmental cleanup, where you might be able to operate hundreds, thousands, millions of these devices and have them swim through polluted water, catalyze pollutants, and then collect them back. – Brad Nelson	Found on CNN 9 years ago
I think the evidence base is getting quite strong for an increased risk of autism with higher maternal exposure to air pollutants, this not only gives us important insight as we continue to pursue the origins of autism spectrum disorders, but as a modifiable exposure, opens the door to thinking about possible preventative measures. – Marc Weisskopf	Found on FOX News 9 years ago

The problem is getting bigger and bigger by the minute, we see turtles that are entangled in ghost fishing nets. Sometimes it’s even just turtle carcasses. We see ingestion of plastic fragments. Then there’s also the pollutants – chemicals.

– Matthias Egger

Found on CNN
1 year ago

In prior years, the decline in pollutants would pick back up after the Lunar New Year holiday ended. But not this year. Chinese New Year, the reduction rate is more significant than in past years and Chinese New Year has lasted longer. I am not surprised because many cities nationwide have taken measures to minimize spread of the virus.

– Fei Liu

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

This research helps further our understanding of these legacy industrial chemical pollutants and the effects that different levels of exposure, in complex mixtures, may have, learning more about PCB exposure in juvenile animals is vital, so that we can try to mitigate the impact of these dangerous chemicals on populations and help protect the future status of marine mammals in U.K. waters.

– Susan Jobling

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Children are particularly vulnerable to the health risks of a changing climate. Their bodies and immune systems are still developing, leaving them more susceptible to disease and environmental pollutants.

– Nick Watts

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Now that it is getting colder, air is not rising high enough to disperse pollutants. The whole trapping is happening close to the ground.

– Roy Chowdhury

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The (open loop) scrubbers have a hard time passing the front page test taking pollutants from the air and dumping it into the sea.

– Ivar Hansson Myklebust

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

We are confident the Supreme Court will agree with the appeals court that, when Congress passed the Clean Water Act to protect our nation's waters, it did not give polluters a loophole to use groundwater as a sewer to convey harmful pollutants into our oceans, lakes and rivers.

– David Henkin

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

In broad terms, the results of the study were much the same for all three pollutants.

– Kevin McConway

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Protecting the public's health from dangerous amounts of pollutants in the air that we all breathe is the mandate of this agency, this can not be done without careful, deliberate and knowledgeable understanding [ of ] this complex environmental health issue. Multidisciplinary teams of scientific experts must be free to conduct thorough peer-review of the pertinent science. Millions of lives are at stake.

– Jack Harkema

Found on CNN
5 years ago

... Preventing stormwater from carrying pollutants into the ecosystems around an area. But a few states over, in Colorado, the semi-arid environment makes water a precious resource. There are significant number of unknowns, even if you just look at the water retention requirements, colorado has very extensive water rights laws. There are also mechanical and engineering challenges, plus ongoing maintenance expenses and concerns costs will be passed down to consumers, hurting smaller businesses and renters. Whether it's office rents, or apartment rents, the biggest complaint we hear daily in Colorado right now is rents are too high, said developer Jim Neenan, president and CEO of Prime West Development. Another issue raised is that it impacts all buildings of a certain size, regardless of whether it's a church, historical building, non-profit or affordable housing. You can drive around the city or walk around the city, you can see example after example of buildings that there would be no way to put a green roof on.

– Kathie Barstnar

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

A lot of times with smoke and other pollutants, the particles are small enough that they can be absorbed into your bloodstream.

– Faith Eherts

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

We must also remember that it is not just the acute effects of pollution on children's health mentioned in the report that we need to be concerned about, it is also the potential long-term effects of exposure to pollutants in early life that can have lifelong effects on health and well-being.

– John Holloway

Found on CNN
7 years ago

Our Clean Power Plan will not only reduce carbon pollution but significantly reduce the pollutants that cause smog and soot, which is one of their major concerns.

– Gina McCarthy

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I’m not talking about car or truck traffic but pollutants that are transported by prevailing winds, for example, pollutants from a coal-fired electrical generating station are carried by prevailing winds long distances away from the plant and have an effect on air quality in a national park or other area downwind from that plant.

– Jeffrey Olson

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The focus was on low carbon emissions, one thing that wasn't seen was that you'd get other pollutants - such as nitrogen. People are starting to become more wary of diesel.

– Chris Main

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Anytime we can have an opportunity to improve air quality and, in particular, reduce particulate air pollutants from power plants it is a win-win for society at large.

– Clifford Bassett

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

More recently people in the field have been looking at other applications like water treatment or environmental cleanup, where you might be able to operate hundreds, thousands, millions of these devices and have them swim through polluted water, catalyze pollutants, and then collect them back.

– Brad Nelson

Found on CNN
9 years ago

I think the evidence base is getting quite strong for an increased risk of autism with higher maternal exposure to air pollutants, this not only gives us important insight as we continue to pursue the origins of autism spectrum disorders, but as a modifiable exposure, opens the door to thinking about possible preventative measures.

– Marc Weisskopf

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

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