A court has overturned the Environmental Protection Agency's ban on a pesticide that has been linked to brain damage in children. The decision comes as the EPA faces pressure to change its approach to regulating pesticides due to lawsuits and concerns about the risk they pose to endangered species. Meanwhile, studies have shown that air purifiers in factories and schools can significantly reduce indoor air pollution and improve productivity.
Covid-19 sick days were 20 per cent lower in schools with air-cleaning HEPA filter machines, researchers on an eagerly-awaited study have found. But why has it taken so long to discover how well they work, asks @ClareWilsonMed. https://t.co/eO9LaHBbf1
Why School Location Can Expose Certain Kids To More Air Pollution via @forbes https://t.co/FUAAKFAODX
Pressured by lawsuits, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is radically remaking its approach to regulating pesticides, giving weight to their risk to endangered species. https://t.co/BS1zEenSoG
The government of New Delhi told schools to close, ordered some diesel-burning vehicles off the roads and halted much of the city’s incessant construction after a thick haze of pollution descended on India’s capital. https://t.co/ibxQcTGCJq
CNET experts have tested the top air purifier models that will protect your lungs from allergens, pollen, wildfire smoke, pet hair, dander, dust and other toxins. https://t.co/XVpVcQGwMU
Toxic Pesticides Are Sprayed Next to Thousands of US Schools https://t.co/oHbX432eyX
Court tosses EPA ban on pesticide linked to brain damage in kids https://t.co/xepdgcWhbS
“Factories equipped with air purifiers experienced a 37% reduction in indoor air pollution …The impact on productivity was striking, with workers in firms with air purifiers producing, on average, 27% more pieces compared to firms without air purifiers.” https://t.co/WgH1kobz14
Children in New Delhi will skip school after toxic air in the Indian capital made it the most polluted city in the world https://t.co/ssKsunyptN
Court tosses EPA ban on pesticide linked to brain damage in kids https://t.co/Jn1RgSkl9D https://t.co/S8yKyciP3Q
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