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Health Risks at Schools

December 8, 2008

Posted by Gina Solomon in Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment

Tags:
air, asthma, cancer, children, health, monitoring, pollution, school, TRI

Last summer I stood in a school yard next to the huge cement kiln in the town of Oro Grande, California. It was hard not to be impressed. The school was new, and the soccer field was perfectly manicured. The playground...continued

Sneezing and Wheezing: Ragweed, Ozone, and Global Warming

October 17, 2007

Posted by Gina Solomon in Health and the Environment , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
allergies, asthma, co2, globalwarming, ozone, ragweed

Asthma and allergies are among the most annoying and even disabling common health problems. About 36 million Americans suffer from some kind of allergy, and about 17 million people have asthma. These diseases result in millions of missed school days,...continued

Gina Solomon
Gina Solomon
Senior Scientist
San Francisco
I've been a Senior Scientist at NRDC for twelve years, and my work is focused on protecting people...
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