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A new study showed vehicle emissions from the Los Angeles area are degrading air quality in nearby national parks but plans to scuttle Environmental Protection Agency regulations to reduce carbon emissions could make the air quality even worse. Called “Driving Dirty Air,” the study identified the Los Angeles and Southern California...
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Roddy Scheer y Doug Moss EarthTalk Walkability is essential for healthy communities. A pedestrian-friendly community lets residents access vital services without cars. This improves public health by encouraging physical activity, reducing pollution and easing traffic congestion. Neighborhoods designed for pedestrians also foster stronger community ties and local economies. However,...
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Roddy Scheer y Doug Moss EarthTalk La transitabilidad es esencial para la salud de las comunidades. Una comunidad peatonal permite a sus habitantes acceder a servicios vitales sin necesidad de utilizar el coche. Esto mejora la salud pública al fomentar la actividad física, reducir la contaminación y descongestionar el...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk El paquete legislativo y económico impulsado por los republicanos y aprobado recientemente ha desatado una intensa reacción entre los ecologistas, que argumentan que su contenido supone un paso atrás para la protección del medio ambiente y la lucha contra el cambio climático. A...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk The recently passed Republican-driven legislative and economic package has sparked intense backlash among environmentalists, who argue that its contents represent a step backward for environmental protection and climate action. Despite its sunny name, critics have quickly rebranded it the “Big Betrayal Bill,” pointing...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service California recibe una alta puntuación en un informe sobre la lucha contra la contaminación por plásticos. Este es el mes de julio sin plásticos y el informe United States of Plastics, de Ocean Conservancy, otorga al Estado Dorado una puntuación de cuatro y medio...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service California receives high marks in a report on the fight against plastic pollution. This is Plastic-free July and the United States of Plastics report, from Ocean Conservancy, awards the Golden State a score of four-and-a-half out of five. Report co-author Anja Brandon, director of...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Pan caliente del supermercado. Perritos calientes que hacen la boca agua. Refrescos azucarados y con gas. Los alimentos procesados y ultraprocesados (UPF, por sus siglas en inglés) están muy presentes en la dieta estadounidense. De hecho, Estados Unidos es el país con mayor...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Warm supermarket bread. Mouth-watering hot dogs. Fizzy, sweet soda. Processed and ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are pervasive in American diets. In fact, the U.S. leads the world in UPF consumption, with over 60 percent of our daily caloric intake coming from these manufactured products....