Dementia risk grows with increased exposure to air pollution, study finds https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-08-29/dementia-risk-grows-with-increased-exposure-to-air-pollution

No wonder politicians forget to #NationalizeFossilFuels: people living with higher levels of fine particulate matter, or PM2.5, could face a greater risk of being stricken with dementia.

#AirPollutionKills #keepitintheground #GreenNewDealJobs

Dementia risk grows with increased exposure to air pollution

Long-term exposure to fine particulate pollution may increase the risk of developing dementia, new research says.

Los Angeles Times
Wir könnten nach den Regengüssen heute Abend eigentlich wunderbar klare Luft haben. Denkste! Die Nachbarschaft betreibt Holzöfen und dadurch stinkt es auch jetzt, ganz leicht und die Augen fangen an zu brennen. Eine Nachbarschaft wie diese braucht eigentlich kein Mensch. #holzofengate #holzofenqualm #luftverschmutzung #AirPollutionKills
Sad to see cars winning by-election in Uxbridge: "Steve Tuckwell, the local Conservative councillor who will now take Johnson’s place in Westminster, had declared the vote a “referendum” on London’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez)" #airpollutionkills https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jul/21/uk-byelection-results-labour-tories-selby-ainsty-uxbridge?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
UK byelection results: Labour routs Tories in Selby and Ainsty but falls short in Uxbridge

Keir Mather, 25, is Selby’s next MP, as Labour narrowly fails to take Boris Johnson’s old seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip and Lib Dems romp to victory in Somerton and Frome

The Guardian
I'm not cycling today. Here in the rural Netherlands, thanks to the idiots who lit Easter fires last night, we have worse air quality today than Los Angeles. There's visible smog in the air. I.e. This is unsuitable air for healthy exercise unless you like the idea of an increased chance of many illnesses.
It's a very sad thing that we have several of these air pollution "holidays" each year (new years eve fireworks being one of the other big problems), and that people hang on to all of them as "tradition". Some people will be setting fire to stuff this evening instead. I'm hoping that there won't be such bad air tomorrow
#paasvuren #easterfire #airpollution #AirPollutionKills #smog #luchtvervuiling
EPA and Montana Resources promise action after InvestigateWest report exposes public health concerns

The EPA and a mining company teamed up to rebut researchers in Butte.

Montana Free Press