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New study shows fracking poses increased risk of premature births
2015-10-10 10:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Examiner: Expectant mothers living near fracking sites have a higher risk of premature births. This is the conclusion of a new study published Sept. 30 in the journal Epidemiology. What they found was that mothers who lived in the vicinity of drilling and fracking sites were 40 percent more likely to give birth to premature babies. They were also 30 percent more likely to have high-risk pregnancies. Scientists at Johns Hopkins University, Brown University and the University of California, Berkeley and...
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IMF Warning: Risk global financial crash increased
2015-10-08 14:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: IMFs financial counsellor José Vials, has said the threat of instability and recession was one of a triad of risks that could knock 3% off global GDP. Second was debt and disharmony in Europe. Third is centred on global markets that will transmit shocks rather than cushion the blow. Vials drew attention to the emerging economies of China, Brazil, Turkey and Malaysia. He called on banks to remain vigilant and be ready to increase their stimulus programmes should emerging economy issues contaminate...
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Air pollution associated with increased heart attack risk despite safe levels
2015-08-31 11:55:35| Green Car Congress
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Early exposure to PM2.5 associated with increased risk of childhood autism; causality unproven
2015-05-21 21:55:45| Green Car Congress
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Fine particulate air pollution associated with increased risk of childhood autism
2015-05-21 19:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Exposure to fine particulate air pollution during pregnancy through the first two years of a child's life may be associated with an increased risk of the child developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a condition that affects one in 68 children, according to a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health investigation of children in southwestern Pennsylvania. The research is funded by The Heinz Endowments and published in the July edition of Environmental Research. "Autism spectrum...