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• Volkswagen Lawsuits Filed By Vehicle Owners Over Diesel Emissions Problems

  September 24, 2015

  Russell Maas

  Volkswagen faces a growing number of lawsuits and potentially billions in fines after admitting that it installed software on diesel vehicles that were designed to cheat air emissions tests.

• Volkswagen Recall Issued After Rigging Emissions Tests For U.S. Diesel Vehicles

  September 22, 2015

  Russell Maas

  Volkswagen admits that software in millions of vehicles worldwide helped some of its diesel powered vehicles cheat during clean air emissions tests.

• New Federal Rules To Reveal Ingredients of Controversial Fracking Fluids Blocked By Judge

  June 26, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Rules that would have revealed the contents of fracking fluids used on public lands have been stalled by a federal judge for at least another month.

• Fracking Operations Linked to Low Birth Weight: Study

  June 23, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  New research indicates that pregnant women living near fracking wells are at increased risk of delivering a baby with low birth weight.

• Unborn Children into Poverty, Exposed to Pollution More Likely to Have Lower IQ: Study

  April 30, 2015

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study indicate that poor children are exposed to more pollution, which may result in lower IQ scores.

• Study Links Risk of Stroke to Air Pollution Exposure

  March 31, 2015

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study link air pollution exposure to an increased risk of strokes.

• Drivers May Reduce Air Pollution Health Risks By Avoiding Busy Intersections: Study

  February 13, 2015

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study warn that drivers are exposed to increased levels of air pollution at busy intersections.

• Lawsuit Against EPA Seeks Public Release of Data on Fracking Chemicals

  January 9, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A new lawsuit attempts to force the EPA to require gas mining companies to publicly identify chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing.

• Air Pollution Linked to Heart Risks, Cardiologists Warn

  December 19, 2014

  Martha Garcia

  A new position paper by heart care experts warns that air pollution is a contributing factor to heart disease.

• Fracking Operations Not Telling Investors Full Story on Environmental Risks: Report

  December 15, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report warns that oil and gas companies are not doing enough to disclose environmental risks of hydraulic fracturing to investors.