Results for keyword: asthma
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The foul air outside my window
A small -- and impoverished -- tribe in Nevada suffers from the health impacts of a nearby pollution-spewing coal-fired power plant.
by William Anderson , Oct 19, 2011 -
Breathing easy
In West Oakland, Calif., the Breathmobile fights inner city asthma.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Oct 08, 2010 -
A mobile health solution
A day with the asthma-fighting crusaders of West Oakland, Calif.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Oct 08, 2010 -
EPA hearings can be so, like, high school
At an EPA hearing on oil and gas drilling, the so-called professionals scoffed and snickered at the testimony of local families.
by Andrea Gelfuso, Aug 31, 2010 -
The hidden history of a sneeze
Medical historian Gregg Mitman offers a fascinating history of the national allergy boom in Breathing Space: How Our Allergies Shape Our Lives and Landscape.
by Michelle Nijhuis, Dec 10, 2007 -
Asthma and allergies take root in the new West
Greg Mitman remembers when the West was a sanctuary for asthma sufferers – before the region’s own skies became polluted and pollen-filled.
by Greg Mitman, Jul 30, 2007 -
Gas drilling blamed for smog
Scientists say that oil and gas drilling is responsible for creating high levels of smog-forming hydrocarbons in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, New Mexico and Colorado
by Josh Garrett-Davis, Oct 27, 2003 -
Clearing the air
California farmers have long been exempt from the Clean Air Act, but that may change, as legislators and activists tackle the health and environmental problems linked to agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley
by Cosmo Garvin, Oct 13, 2003






