New research sheds light on the health impacts of the production of fossil fuels across the country.
that using natural gas as fuel instead of coal could result in significant improvements in health outcomes— “mostly because [natural gas] is not coal,” which is an incredibly dirty form of energy, said Jonathan Buonocore, an assistant professor at the Boston University School of Public Health and the study’s lead author.But just because natural gas produces relatively few emissions at its end use point doesn’t mean that there aren’t other impacts involved over its entire life cycle.
of cardiac and respiratory issues, asthma, birth defects, premature death, and other health problems.largely focused either on intensely local studies—communities living very close to areas where fracking or drilling is taking place—or on what happens when the gas or oil is burned or used in an engine or power plant. This study set out to look at the large-scale geographic impacts of production.
and ozone , as well as how these emissions affected air pollution throughout the U.S., linked to data on the various health impacts of that pollution.This magical little tree is a lot of fun to build, has a few customizable parts, and never needs watering to keep it alive. You can water it if you want, but it’s not necessary.
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