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SF politics
fromStreetsblog San Francisco
1 day ago

Bay Area Advocates Rally to Stop State Giveaway to Oil Companies - Streetsblog San Francisco

$600 million from cap-and-invest funded Muni vehicle replacement and service improvements, while advocates oppose CARB plans to grant up to $4 billion in free permits to major emitters.
fromPadailypost
3 weeks ago

Outpouring of comments delay decision on ban of gas-powered water heaters, space heaters

San Jose realtor Ana Maria Russo said residents should be allowed to choose. "Yet again, the middle class gets stepped on and shoved to the side," Russo said.
East Bay (California)
Public health
fromwww.independent.co.uk
8 months ago

Experts reveal air pollution is linked to devastating form of dementia

Air pollution increases dementia risk by promoting toxic protein clumps that cause Lewy body dementia; reducing emissions and improving air quality can mitigate this risk.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Air pollution can drive devastating forms of dementia, research suggests

Fine-particulate (PM2.5) air pollution triggers alpha-synuclein misfolding and Lewy body formation, increasing risk of Lewy body dementia.
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