Air Quality Crisis: Americans Face Alarming Rise in Toxic Air Pollution

Air Quality Crisis: Americans Face Alarming Rise in Toxic Air Pollution

Air Quality on High Alert: Explaining the Dangers of Red Flag Warnings Americans Breathing More Toxic Air Than Ever Before: Report Americans are breathing more toxic air now than at any point in the past 25 years, according to a recent report from the American Lung Association (ALA). The report, titled “State of the Air,” … Read more

NYC Seeks ‘Rat Czar’ as Rat Population Soars and Linked Rare Disease Cases Increase

NYC Seeks ‘Rat Czar’ as Rat Population Soars and Linked Rare Disease Cases Increase

NYC is looking to hire a ‘rat czar’ as city wages war on rodent population NYC is looking to hire a ‘rat czar’ as city wages war on rodent population New York City Battling Rising Cases of Leptospirosis Linked to Rat Urine A year after New York City anointed a czar for its war on … Read more

Biden Administration Implements Federal Rule to Decrease Silica Dust Exposure in US Mining Operations

Biden Administration Implements Federal Rule to Decrease Silica Dust Exposure in US Mining Operations

Biden Administration Sets New Federal Rule to Limit Silica Dust Exposure in Mining Operations Biden Administration Sets New Federal Rule to Limit Silica Dust Exposure in Mining Operations New federal rule lowers the permissible level of silica dust in mining operations, safeguarding workers and saving lives The Biden administration, in a significant move to protect … Read more

Rabies Concern: Hesitancy Among Pet Owners Sparks Potential Resurgence

Rabies Concern: Hesitancy Among Pet Owners Sparks Potential Resurgence

Article Concerns over Vaccinating Dogs: A Dangerous Trend The Dangers of Rabies Hesitancy around vaccines has spilled over to pet owners in recent years, sparking concern about the resurgence of rabies, a virus that’s nearly always fatal. The Importance of Vaccination Some pet owners argue against vaccinating dogs – over concerns that vaccines shorten the … Read more

Human Case of Bird Flu Confirmed in Texas Raises Concerns

Human Case of Bird Flu Confirmed in Texas Raises Concerns

Human Case of Bird Flu Confirmed in Texas Health officials in Texas have reported the first case of bird flu in a human, raising concerns among the American population. The infected individual contracted the avian influenza A(H5N1) virus after close contact with infected cows. The virus was first detected in sick dairy cattle in Texas … Read more