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Global warming: Doctors foresee major health impacts
Asthma, allergies and infectious disease could surge in warming world A NASA graphic showing February 2012 temperature anomalies. By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Infants, children and the elderly will...
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Global warming poses huge public health risks
Report calls for grassroots advocacy to raise awareness of the connection between climate and health April 2012 global temperature anomalies. By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Health experts say more...
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Environment: Formal hearing set for proposed Piñon Ridge uranium mill in...
New hearing to meet legal requirements for noticing and public comments. State’s previous approval voided as unlawful By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Residents of southwest Colorado will have their...
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Colorado: Battle lines drawn over fracking setbacks
Oil and gas drilling near schools and homes in Firestone, Colorado. Photo courtesy Shane Davis, Sierra Club, Rocky Mountain Chapter. Please click on the image to learn more. Conservation advocates want...
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Colorado: State to study drilling emissions
Methane leakage from the gas production fields of northeastern Colorado may be twice as high as previously estimated, according to new research from NOAA. Energy boom contributes to regional haze...
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Will global warming intensify flu outbreaks?
Warmer winters have been linked with more severe flu outbreaks. Graphic courtesy NASA. Infection patterns suggest a link between warm winters followed by more severe outbreaks By Summit Voice FRISCO —...
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Colorado lawmakers aim to tighten oil and gas regs
A spreading network of oil and gas drilling rigs has heightened public concern over potential impacts to public health and the environment. Proposed bills would up fines, reduce perceived conflicts of...
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Environment: Federal appeals court focusing on toxic ozone smog in Utah’s...
EPA challenged on decision to designate polluted region as unclassifiable Western U.S. Counties Violating Current and Proposed Ozone Air Quality Standards. Map courtesy Jeremy Nichols/ClimateWest blog....
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Study links Ebola outbreak to fruit bats
A CDC map shows infection levels in West Africa. Children’s play area near bat colony eyed as possible source of infection Staff Report FRISCO — A research team suspects that the recent West African...
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Environment: Scientists try to assess global health, climate impacts of...
Open burning of trash, as seen here in General Santos, Philippines, is a global phenomenon that has significant effects on air quality. Photo courtesy Global Environment Facility. ‘Air pollution across...
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Colorado: Mapping project shows potential for huge fracking impacts in...
Oil and gas development is ‘not all puppies and flowers’ Is fracking coming to your Arapahoe County neighborhood? Staff Report FRISCO — If the next wave of fracking in Colorado sweeps toward Arapahoe...
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Report shows huge benefits of pursuing wind energy
Wind farming in the West. Clean energy saves lives and money in the long run, reduces water demand from power sector Staff Report FRISCO — Boosting the role of wind power in the country’s energy...
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Environment: New analysis helps pinpoint fracking pollution in Pennsylvania...
Fracked nation. Fracking substances found almost two miles away from faulty drilling operation Staff Report FRISCO — Scientists in Pennsylvania said they’ve been able to track pollution from fracking...
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Study details health benefits of EPA’s Clean Power Plan
Atmospheric CO2 levels measured at Mauna Loa. Big coal-burning states stand to gain the most Staff Report FRISCO — Obama administration officials have said all along that, with cutting heat-trapping...
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Eco groups push for sustainable diet guidelines
Less meat, more vegetables! Feds eye update to key food guidelines Staff Report FRISCO — Conservation activists say that a recent round of comments and petitioning by the public show growing support...
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Ohio study tracks air pollution from fracking
A new study raises more questions about public health risks in oil and gas development zones. Findings confirm health risks to people living near oil and gas wells Staff Report FRISCO — Careful air...
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Global warming: Risk of exposure to extreme heat waves is growing dramatically
Warm enough! Population growth in warm zones is a big part of the equation Staff Report FRISCO — Extreme heat kills more people than any other type of extreme weather, and that mortality could increase...
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Study shows need for tighter air pollution standards
Particulate pollution from coal-fired power plants is harmful to public health at levels far below current standards. ‘No evidence of a safe threshold …’ Staff Report FRISCO — Power plant operators and...
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Environment: Proposed new ozone standards seen as challenge for regulators
A snapshot of ozone conditions in early June 2015. Scientists say more monitoring will be crucial for regulators Staff Report FRISCO — Proposed new standards for harmful ozone pollution could present a...
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The U.S. could transition to 100% renewable energy by 2050
Wind power! ‘The main barriers are social, political and getting industries to change …’ Staff Report FRISCO — Getting the U.S. completely off its addiction to fossil fuels may seem daunting,...
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