News Reports on Traffic Related Air Pollution

Block-by-block data shows pollution’s stark toll on people of color. Washington Post (May 22, 2022)

Decreased vehicle emissions linked with significant drop in deaths attributable to air pollution. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Press Release (December 13, 2021)

Electric Ferries, Controlled Growth: Environmentalists Push Steamship Authority for Sustainable Future capeandislands.org (July 2, 2021)

Air Pollution’s Invisible Toll on Your Health. New York Times. New York Times (June 28, 2021)

Car pollution killed hundreds in Mass. and thousands across 12 states, researchers say. The Boston Globe (June 8, 2021)

Asthma in toddlers linked to in-utero exposure to air pollution, study finds. Guardian (May 21, 2021)

How to Fight Indoor Air Pollution and Save on Home Insurance at the Same Time. Reviews.com (September 11, 2020)

Emissions-cheating vehicles linked to worse health outcomes in babies, children across U.S. Northwestern Now (June 18, 2019)

Toxic air will shorten children’s lives by 20 months, study reveals Guardian (April 2, 2019)

How Car Pollution Hurts Kids’ Performance in School CityLab (February 4, 2019)

Short-Term Exposure to Air Pollution May Increase Asthma Mortality MedPage Today (March 15, 2019)

How Car Pollution Hurts Kids’ Performance in School CityLab (February 4, 2019)

Air pollution is as bad as smoking when it comes to miscarriage risk Treehugger (January 15, 2019)

Air pollution skyrockets to hazardous levels in India Washington Post (November 8, 2018)

Poor Air Quality Is Actually Linked to Autism Science Alert (November 7, 2018)

E.P.A. to Disband a Key Scientific Review Panel on Air Pollution New York Times (October 11, 2018)

Choking on growth: More Boston traffic fuels poorer air quality Boston Herald (October 2, 2018)

London air pollution is poisoning my son, says campaigner Guardian (September 30, 2018)

Four Years After Declaring War on Pollution, China Is Winning New York Times (March 12, 2018)

Passionate Moms Take on Scott Pruitt, Air Pollution and Climate Scientific American (February 28, 2018)

Air pollution, Europe’s largest environmental health hazard EU Observer (May 3, 2017)

L.A. keeps building near freeway, even though living there makes people sick LA Times (March 2, 2017)

Air pollution exposure may increase risk of dementia The Conversation (February 26, 2017)

Protests in Iranian City Where ‘Everything Is Covered in Brown Dust’ NY Times (February 19, 2017)

Breathless in Bakersfield: is the worst air pollution in the U.S. about to get worse? The Guardian (February 14, 2017)

Pollution Leads to Greater Risk of Dementia Among Older Women, Study Says NY Times (February 4, 2017)

Car ban fails to curb air pollution in Mexico City BBC (February 2, 2017)

Paris Pushes Its Car-Free Streets Plan Even Further CityLab (January 9, 2017)

Dementia Rises With Proximity to Major Roads Medscape (January 5, 2017)

Toxic Smog Choking Beijing Is So Bad, It’s Grounded Flights The Huffington Post (December 20, 2016)

Smog Chokes Delhi, Leaving Residents ‘Cowering by Our Air Purifiers’ New York Times (November 7, 2016)

Noise report card for Boston neighborhoods The Boston Globe (October 23, 2016)

Thousands of lives could be saved in California by stricter air pollution limits, study finds Los Angeles Times (August 10, 2016)

Air pollution now major contributor to stroke, global study finds The Guardian (June 9, 2016)

Putting the Tesla HEPA Filter and Bioweapon Defense Mode to the Test Tesla Motors (May 2, 2016)

To fight an invisible problem, researchers and health advocates give teens pollution monitors 89.3KPCC Southern California Public Radio (April 7, 2016)

Diesel Pollution Is Affecting Dozens of Communities. Will The EPA Act? (April 8, 2016)

Southern California air board moves to weaken pollution regulation (March 4, 2016)

Cars and Trucks and Things That Go…Put the Brakes on Traffic-Related Pollution Exposure at Schools (January 26, 2016)

China pollution: First ever red alert in effect in Beijing (December 8, 2015)

Delhi to Limit Use of Cars in an Effort to Control Pollution (December 4, 2015)

Should you go outside today? Live map of world air pollution launched (December 3, 2015)

The Terrifying Truth about Air Pollution and Dementia (July 2015)

Pollution is Changing the Way China Does Politics (March 10, 2015)

Clean Air is Linked to Stronger Lungs in Southern California Children (March 4, 2015)

Under the Dome – Investigating China’s Smog (March 1, 2015)

Filthy India Air Cutting Short 660 Million Lives by 3 Years (February 21, 2015)

USC Environmental Health: Risks of Living Near Busy Roads (January 12, 2015)

L.A.’s freeway-adjacent residents need more protection from pollution (December 19, 2014)

Planes’ Exhaust Could Be Harming Communities up to 10 Miles from LAX (May 2014)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Page FAQ About Near Roadway Air Pollution

People of Color are Disproportionally Hurt by Air Pollution (April 15, 2014)

Air pollution linked to seven million deaths globally: BBC News (March 25, 2014)

In Beijing, Complaints About Smog Grow Louder and Retaliation Grows Swifter: New York Times (February 25, 2014)

Transportation Pollution, Neighborhood Health and Smart Growth: How Close is TOO close: Moving Forward Network (February 24, 2014)

Global Trade, Local Impacts: Lessons from California on Health Impacts and Environmental Justice Concerns for Residents Living near Freight Rail Yards (February 2014)

Air Pollution May be “Hard” on the Body’s Blood Vessels  (February 11, 2014)

Air Pollution as a Heart Threat: New York Times (November 15, 2013)

Study: Air pollution causes 200,000 early deaths each year in the U.S.  MIT News (August 29, 2013)

China smog emergency shuts city of 11 million people (October 21, 2013)

One-fifth of U.S. lives near roads with higher air pollution, study says

House GOP demands Harvard study data– Research relied on by the EPA for key antipollution regulations

China’s Skies: Toxic levels of Polutions (Photography)

Beijing orders official cars off roads to curb pollution (January 2013)

A decades-long fight to bring clean air standards in line with environmental health science offers lessons for today.

Antioxidants may reduce harm from air pollution, EHS Environmental Health News (August 2012)

NIEHS energizes researches and community in Boston. By Eddy Ball, NIEHS Environmental Factor (May 2012)

The free book “Air Pollution – Monitoring, Modelling and Health” Edited by Mukesh Khare is of interest to people interested in traffic related air pollution news. The following chapters are relevant to the CAFEH study:Stroke risk increase when air pollution was moderate in Boston area. By David Abel, Boston Globe (February 13, 2012)

NY leads 11 states in suing EPA over soot rules. By Associated Press, www.wsj.com (February 10, 2012)

Dirty freeway air puts Southern California health at risk, say activists, LA Daily News (January 16, 2012)

No breath of fresh air: T cuts could be hazard. METRO Boston by Steve Annear (January 11, 2012)

Emissions Test: Car vs. Truck vs. Leaf Blower (December 5, 2011)

Scleroderma Study Brings Little Comfort By Meghan Irons, Boston Globe (January 25, 2010)

L.A.-Area Air Pollution Could Dip from New EPA Rule on Ships By Louis Sahagun (December 23, 2009)

Highway Barriers Block Much More Than Sound By Noah Bierman, Globe Staff (December 20, 2009)

Blue-Collar Environmentalists Rise up in Calif. By Margot Roosevelt, Los Angeles Times (September 27, 2009)

One-fifth of U.S. population lives near traffic where air pollution levels are elevated, study says.