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Healthier Air in Offices and Homes with Ventilated Interior Door from VanAir

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240227911706/en/
    The VanAir Door, designed for both commercial and residential applications, features a patented, built-in ventilation system promoting healthier indoor air quality, while delivering exceptional acoustics and superb aesthetics.
  • The new VanAir Door is showcased this week at the International Builder Show (IBS) in Las Vegas, booth, C2449.
  • “We’ve needed a higher-performing interior door in our homes and in our workplaces for decades, one designed to promote better air quality and healthier indoor environments,” said Vick Yau, Co-Founder, VanAir.
  • For more information on the VanAir Door, visit VanAir or call 844 -757-6437

China Oncology Drugs Market Research Report 2024-2028 Featuring Major Players - Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck, Eli Lilly, Sino BioPharma, F Hoffmann-La Roche, Johnson & Johnson, AbbVie, AstraZeneca - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

High treatment expenses, inadequate insurance, and lack of know-how may also prevent sufferers' capacity to get hold of better oncology treatments in China.

Key Points: 
  • High treatment expenses, inadequate insurance, and lack of know-how may also prevent sufferers' capacity to get hold of better oncology treatments in China.
  • 2.3 Million Oncology deaths are pronounced in China, making Oncology liable for approximately 1 of 5th of all-purpose deaths within the China.
  • NSAIDs (Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs) and other rising remedies are poised to dominate ChinaOncology drugs market, securing the highest market proportion.
  • This shift signifies a dynamic panorama in China Oncology drugs market, reflecting a growing attention on revolutionary procedures and a broader commitment to preventing oncology comprehensively.

Minister MacAulay announces over $97 million to help Canadian farmers adopt clean technologies

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

This funding will support 162 projects across Canada that will keep farmers on the cutting edge with clean technologies.

Key Points: 
  • This funding will support 162 projects across Canada that will keep farmers on the cutting edge with clean technologies.
  • Minister MacAulay made the announcement at Folly River Farms Limited, a 74-year-old family-owned dairy farm in Debert, Nova Scotia.
  • The ACT Program provides farmers and agri-businesses funding to help develop and adopt the latest clean technologies to reduce GHG emissions and boost their long-term competitiveness.
  • These projects complement the work already underway to help farmers reduce carbon emissions and develop technology to adapt to climate change.

Verkada Releases 2024 Impact Report, Commits to Reaching Net Zero Emissions by 2045

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Friday, March 1, 2024

SAN MATEO, Calif., March 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Verkada, a leader in enterprise building security and management, today launched its inaugural Impact Report and committed it will reach net zero emissions by 2045.

Key Points: 
  • SAN MATEO, Calif., March 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Verkada, a leader in enterprise building security and management, today launched its inaugural Impact Report and committed it will reach net zero emissions by 2045.
  • "Ultimately, our platform creates a safer environment in which people can live and thrive over the long term.
  • Our Impact Report and the sustainability commitments we've made demonstrate how we are building a safer, more sustainable future together with our customers, partners, and suppliers."
  • Verkada is committing that it will reach net zero emissions by 2045.

Ozone and PM2.5 Exposure is Associated with Nasal Key Driver Gene Expression in People with Asthma

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Nasal key driver gene expression representing T-cell mediated immune processes is associated with ozone and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure in people with asthma according to new research being presented at the 2024 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

Key Points: 
  • MILWAUKEE, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Nasal key driver gene expression representing T-cell mediated immune processes is associated with ozone and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure in people with asthma according to new research being presented at the 2024 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.
  • In the study, researchers identified six key driver genes for ozone and three key driver genes for PM2.5 exposure.
  • FGL2, previously reported as a master regulator of asthma, was the most upstream key driver for both ozone and PM2.5.
  • The findings suggest exposure to ozone and PM2.5 in individuals with asthma is associated with nasal key driver gene expression representing T-cell mediated immune processes.

Sterilization Facilities Sued Over Puerto Rico Ethylene Oxide Emissions

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Attorneys for Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, PLLC (“Milberg”), Napoli Shkolnik, and Kresch Legal Services PR, PLLC have filed an amended proposed class action complaint on behalf of Puerto Rico residents who claim they were injured by ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions from sterilization facilities located in the Commonwealth.

Key Points: 
  • Attorneys for Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, PLLC (“Milberg”), Napoli Shkolnik, and Kresch Legal Services PR, PLLC have filed an amended proposed class action complaint on behalf of Puerto Rico residents who claim they were injured by ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions from sterilization facilities located in the Commonwealth.
  • Ethylene oxide is a colorless gas emitted by plants that use it to sterilize medical equipment and produce chemicals.
  • Emissions are alarmingly prevalent in Puerto Rico, where there are seven sterilizer plants, including four of the most dangerous facilities, according to a report from the Union of Concerned Scientists.
  • The report found that roughly 13% of Puerto Rico’s neighborhoods are impacted by the release of EtO from medical facilities.

Sterilization Facilities Sued Over Puerto Rico Ethylene Oxide Emissions

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Monday, February 12, 2024

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Feb. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorneys for Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman ("Milberg"), Napoli Shkolnik, and Kresch Legal Services PR have filed an amended proposed class action complaint on behalf of Puerto Rico residents who claim they were injured by ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions from sterilization facilities located in the Commonwealth.

Key Points: 
  • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Feb. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorneys for Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman ("Milberg"), Napoli Shkolnik, and Kresch Legal Services PR have filed an amended proposed class action complaint on behalf of Puerto Rico residents who claim they were injured by ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions from sterilization facilities located in the Commonwealth.
  • Emissions are alarmingly prevalent in Puerto Rico, where there are seven sterilizer plants, including four of the most dangerous facilities, according to a report from the Union of Concerned Scientists.
  • The report found that roughly 13% of Puerto Rico's neighborhoods are impacted by the release of EtO from medical facilities.
  • "These corporations have chosen to use ethylene oxide at their facilities when feasible alternatives were available, causing unimaginable, yet preventable, suffering across the island."

Heart attacks, cancer, dementia, premature deaths: 4 essential reads on the health effects driving EPA’s new fine particle air pollution standard

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

These minute particles can penetrate deeply into the body and have been linked to many serious illnesses.

Key Points: 
  • These minute particles can penetrate deeply into the body and have been linked to many serious illnesses.
  • The new rule sets an annual limit of 9 micrograms per cubic meter of air, down from the previous level of 12 micrograms.
  • Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA is required to set air pollution standards at levels that protect public health.

1. An alarming array of health effects

  • Subsequent research has linked fine particulates to a much broader range of health effects.
  • They termed fine particle pollution an urgent global health threat.
  • “Developed countries have made progress in reducing particulate air pollution in recent decades, but much remains to be done to further reduce this hazard,” they observed.

2. Aging the brain

  • Medical researchers are looking closely at air pollution as a possible accelerator of brain aging.
  • “When we compared the brain scans of older women from locations with high levels of PM2.5 to those with low levels, we found dementia risk increased by 24% over the five years,” Chen wrote.
  • More alarmingly, “(T)hese Alzheimer’s-like brain changes were present in older women with no memory problems,” Chen noted.

3. Disadvantaged communities have dirtier air

  • As researchers in environmental justice have shown, facilities such as factories and refineries often are concentrated in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color.
  • This means that these areas are exposed to higher pollution levels and face heavier related health burdens.
  • Regulations put in place under the Clean Air Act have greatly reduced levels of harmful air pollutants across the U.S. over the past 50 years.
  • “In 1981 PM2.5 concentrations in the most polluted 10% of census tracts averaged 34 micrograms per cubic meter,” the authors reported.

4. Fine particle pollution hurts wildlife too

  • Like the proverbial canaries in coal mines, wild animals can show effects of exposure to pollution that offer broader warnings.
  • Cornell University conservation biologist Wendy M. Erb was studying wild orangutans in Indonesian Borneo when that island suffered large-scale wildfires.
  • “Using passive acoustic monitoring to study vocally active indicator species, like orangutans, could unlock critical insights into wildfire smoke’s effects on wildlife populations worldwide,” she observed.

Biden’s ‘hard look’ at liquefied natural gas exports raises a critical question: How does natural gas fit with US climate goals?

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

The Biden administration has frozen pending decisions on permit applications to export liquefied natural gas, or LNG, to countries other than U.S. free trade partners.

Key Points: 
  • The Biden administration has frozen pending decisions on permit applications to export liquefied natural gas, or LNG, to countries other than U.S. free trade partners.
  • During this pause, which will last for up to 15 months, the administration has pledged to take a “hard look” at economic, environmental and national security issues associated with exporting LNG.
  • Environmental advocates, who have expressed alarm over the rapid growth of U.S. LNG exports and their effects on Earth’s climate, praised this step.
  • Critics, including energy companies and members of Congress, argue that it threatens European energy security and energy jobs in the U.S. Emily Grubert, associate professor of sustainable energy policy at the University of Notre Dame and a former official at the U.S. Department of Energy, explains why large-scale LNG exports raise complex questions for U.S. policymakers.

Is the US a major LNG supplier?

  • The U.S. is now the world’s largest LNG exporter.
  • In November 2023, the most recent month with full data, the U.S. exported about 390 billion cubic feet of LNG, a record high.
  • As of 2022, the U.S. provided 20% of total global LNG exports.

Are there plans for exporting even more LNG?


The U.S. Energy Administration projects that North American LNG export capacity – largely from the U.S. – is likely to more than double from its current level by the end of 2027. In the U.S., five LNG export terminals are currently under construction, and are not affected by the current pause. Applications for additional export terminals are under review. These are the applications for which decisions have been temporarily paused.

How does LNG fit into a transition away from fossil fuel?

  • LNG, and natural gas in general, has an uneasy place in the decarbonization transition.
  • Furthermore, natural gas that has been processed for use is essentially pure methane, which is itself a greenhouse gas.
  • LNG is not a transition away from fossil fuel – it is a fossil fuel.
  • A transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions will require a commitment to actually shift away from fossil fuel.

What do you think this policy review should consider?

  • Such a blueprint would need to include a plan for reshaping the nation’s energy infrastructure to phase out use of natural gas, along with coal and oil.
  • In theory, it could include targeted deployment of gas resources to ensure that energy needs are being met while zero-carbon resources are deployed along the way.
  • I’d also like to see health and environmental justice considerations deeply embedded into energy and climate decisions in general, and especially for LNG projects.
  • These plants are sited mainly in communities that have suffered high rates of illness, premature deaths and environmental damage from hosting fossil fuel infrastructure for decades.


Emily Grubert served in 2021-2022 as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Carbon Management and, later, as Senior Advisor in the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management at the US Department of Energy, which has permitting authority over LNG terminals. She was not involved with LNG decisions.

Is your pet exposed to secondhand smoke? Here are the (serious) health risks

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Between 80 and 90% of lung cancer cases are associated with exposure to cancer-causing componds from first-or second-hand smoking.

Key Points: 
  • Between 80 and 90% of lung cancer cases are associated with exposure to cancer-causing componds from first-or second-hand smoking.
  • Children’s oral health, development, and future health outcomes are also negatively affected by exposure to secondhand smoke.
  • Exposure to secondhand smoke is a common but avoidable risk factor for health concerns in pets and people alike.
  • Reducing exposure to secondhand smoke, can enhance overall health, welfare and longevity for both pets and their people.