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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Air-pollution ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ California declared war on smog in the 1970s. The knock-on effects were huge. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A professor of environmental law explores the 1970 Clean Air Act and it how it has effected car emissions and smog in the decades since. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate change]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ann E. Carlson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UmDn2Tocirne7Dq2zdRE9Y-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Before catalytic converters, starting a gas-powered vehicle could choke the surrounding area with smog. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[What is the Air Quality Index? Image shows city smog]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China's huge push to reduce air pollution had an unexpected consequence in the Arctic ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ China's cuts to aerosol emissions reduced sea ice loss, but it may have revealed a bigger story about climate change. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:54:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:23:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Quentin Septer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r3rwnXFPQEryjBpqhBZNKd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New research revealed China&#039;s actions to clean up its air pollution impacted other areas of the globe. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A smog-filled cityscape on the edge of a body of water is seen under a clouded over sun]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists are unraveling the link between pollution and psoriasis ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers are uncovering how air pollution can trigger and worsen psoriasis, a chronic skin disease affecting millions worldwide. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sanket Jain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/s2gde52xSeenakX5bWwcxS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Babytai Suryavanshi examines the scaly patches on her right forearm, which she says are intensified by growing air pollution from sugarcane nurseries and factories.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of an Indian woman in traditional attire looking at psoriasis on her hand and arm]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Even brief exposure to air pollution can push the placenta into an inflammatory state, lab study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A study of human placentas suggests that urban air pollution may push the organ's resident immune cells into an inflammatory state. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 10:14:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bx2ssH6mbBemswRhyPqYgj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A pregnant woman wears a face mask in Singapore due to dangerous smog levels. New research shows that air pollution could push the placenta into an inflammatory state.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a pregnant woman walks across a busy street wearing a face mask]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant 'Saharan dust' plume swirls around Africa a week before it hit Florida — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A recent satellite photo captured a giant comma-shaped cloud of "Saharan dust" being blown above the Atlantic Ocean. The hazy mass hit North America a week later. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:39:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 08:52:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4xR25M4xURRWER7rwDKH33-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A large plume of Saharan dust started blowing across the Atlantic ocean on May 28. By June 4, the hazy cloud had made landfall in Florida.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo of a large orange dust cloud over the ocean along the coast of West Africa]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists reveal surprising factor that may prolong pregnancy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research suggests that people who are exposed to higher levels of air pollution and extreme temperatures during pregnancy have longer pregnancies than people who are not exposed to these conditions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:21:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:42:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pmR3FrzVnfakTzMkG5QYHg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Climate change is creating environmental conditions that may increase the chances of babies being born later than expected. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pregnant young woman is shown standing by a window. She has her hand over her belly and the other hand wiping sweat across her forehead.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What to know about wildfire smoke, as fires become more frequent and extreme ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Experts lay bare the health effects of breathing in wildfire smoke and the steps that can be taken to reduce one's risk. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 17:54:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 02 May 2025 14:55:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/s8yeCTfd4NHznrexDxRDsf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A firefighter monitors a burning hillside around Pepperdine University during the Franklin fire in Malibu, California, on Dec. 10, 2024. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a firefighter wearing gear stands on a hill looking out at a large wildfire]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Record-breaking fires engulf South America, bringing black rain, green rivers and toxic air to the continent ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Amazon fires, fueled by severe drought exacerbated by climate change, have created a toxic smoke cloud spanning about 4 million square miles — an area larger than the entire United States. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ María de los Ángeles Orfila ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XisYYWiYX8jGQPMHm6nYZA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A house destroyed by fires in Sao Paulo state, Brazil, on Aug. 25, 2024. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial view shows a house destroyed by a fire in the surroundings of the SP-330 highway in Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo state, Brazil on August 25, 2024.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pollution harms men's fertility, but traffic noise affects women's ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The large-scale study linked exposure to air pollution with a higher infertility risk in men, while traffic noise affected women ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amy L. Winship ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ub5V5SPVsyxHUFLeuvgmzc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Pollution and traffic noise have both been tied to fertility issues, but the effects seem sex-dependent.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A foggy night view of a traffic jam]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cutting pollution from the shipping industry accidentally increased global warming, study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A reduction in sulfur dioxide emissions may have caused "80% of the measured increase in planetary heat uptake since 2020." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 18:21:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EsALLmVtuEfme5adtryX7g-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A cruise ship sails off the coast of Corfu with a yellow, smoggy sky.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A cruise ship sails off the coast of Corfu with a yellow, smoggy sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Iceland volcano: Gigantic plume of toxic gas from latest eruption is moving across Europe, satellite data shows ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A massive column of sulfur dioxide that was pumped out by the erupting volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula is currently traveling across northern Europe. Scientists are concerned it could impact the ozone layer. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:58:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:24:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tZc3WXqqRDS3obAcfvV46J-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Volcano enthusiasts watch as the volcano on Iceland&#039;s Reykjanes Peninsula pumped out high levels of sulfur dioxide on March 17. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Silhuoettes of people standing infront of the bright orange sky that has volcanic gas clouds in the air.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Volunteers inhale air pollutants to unpack link to dementia ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Volunteers in the U.K. are inhaling pollutants to help scientists understand why air pollution has long been linked to dementia. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2023 15:23:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KyUyGQTuxxKNnnUQ8Cwgya-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Volunteers will breathe in pollutants, including diesel exhaust, in a U.K.-based study.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[close up image of a car&#039;s exhaust pipe blowing out fumes]]></media:text>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cities like Lahore, Pakistan, Hotan China and Delhi, India have consistently poor air quality, but it's impossible to accurately identify the city with the world's worst air pollution. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Meg Duff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8fM54uxTPAGak6Sp6fj4TN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Parliament building at sunset under pollution and smog in New Delhi, Delhi, India, Delhi.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Parliament building at sunset under pollution and smog in New Delhi, Delhi, India, Delhi.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Even brief exposure to diesel fumes alters activity in key brain network, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An experimental study suggests that diesel fumes might disrupt the brain's typical pattern of activity. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rebecca Sohn ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ujvCuRLewqjxC6nvDrWJrL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Diesel fumes may mess with the function of a key brain network.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[photo shows fumes exiting the tailpipe of a light blue car that appears to be in traffic]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Monet and Turner's atmospheric landscapes actually depicted air pollution, new study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Impressionist painters like Monet depicted their smog-filled surroundings in their artworks. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 10:00:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q8LmdVggK9bezk6VtuRs6Z-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&quot;The Houses of Parliament, Sunset&quot; (1913) by Claude Monet]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A painting of the House of Parliament at Sunset by Claude Monet. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Orange veil of dust chokes Beijing in record-breaking sandstorm ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Beijing and northern China have been hit with one of the worst sandstorms in decades which has increased air pollution concentrations to dangerous levels. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:47:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:19:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Jp7gPVbQLdpY76AeXHYA9d-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Buildings in the central business district of Beijing start to disappear from view during the sandstorm.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Buildings in the central business district of Beijing start to disappear from view during the sandstorm.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Italy's coronavirus response dramatically reduces air pollution emissions, satellites show ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/italy-coronavirus-outbreak-response-reduces-emissions-satellite-images.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ As the world scrambles to confront the disease caused by a novel coronavirus, Italy has been forced to take such dramatic measures that the country's emissions have changed, as seen from space. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2020 20:16:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:20:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Meghan Bartels ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wz5GuDXWMHLNr2Bxhxtrw4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A still image from an animation showing nitrogen dioxide levels in northern Italy decreasing over 2020, in part in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A still image from an animation showing nitrogen dioxide levels in northern Italy decreasing over 2020, in part in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Placentas Are Caked in Soot from Car Exhaust. Could It Reach the Fetus? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tissue samples probed with laser light reveal thousands of particles of black carbon in the fetal placenta. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2019 18:35:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 10 May 2024 13:02:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ckJQcTKTe6Uh53vhEq6gZY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The fetal placenta lies on the other side of the placental barrier, a wall of tissue that separates the mother&#039;s blood from the developing baby&#039;s.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The fetal placenta lies on the other side of the placental barrier, a wall of tissue that separates the mother&#039;s blood from the developing baby&#039;s.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 7 Odd Things That Raise Your Risk of Cancer (and 1 That Doesn't) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/64323-strange-cancer-risk-factors.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Some things that may raise people's risk of cancer don't get a lot of attention. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2018 13:29:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:24:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Karen Rowan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3WCoe87Rddpk5KXEfyFsYd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Soot from Air Pollution Found in Placentas of City-Dwelling Women ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/63646-soot-air-pollution-placenta.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The harmful effects of air pollution affect far more than a person's respiratory system; previous research has found that it can also hurt babies in the womb. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2018 17:15:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:28:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tereza Pultarova ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/52xDMihPBcdvKEiKNpMSBh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pollution facts and types of pollution ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The different ways that the environment gets contaminated. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 02:55:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:27:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alina Bradford ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UWURG8vYaWoWuoVxHPQnsW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 8 Ways That Air Pollution Can Harm Your Health ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/60927-how-air-pollution-harms-health.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Toxic air can take an unexpected toll on physical and mental health. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 18:04:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:54:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Bvu2uBWML8zYxNkFsc6eqe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Air Pollution May Make Solar Panels Less Efficient ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From inefficient grids, shortfalls in policy, and even an eclipse, solar-energy collection faces no shortage of hurdles. Scientists have discovered another stumbling block: air pollution. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 11:24:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:35:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jasmin Malik Chua ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/esmF6FTPRCK5e5iZjyRCYV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Air pollution has covered solar panels at a university with grime.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Air pollution has covered solar panels at a university with grime.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why 'Greener' Gas-Powered Vehicles Aren't As Clean As You Think ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ So called "cleaner" gas-powered cars still emit pollutants that eventually turn into harmful particulate matter in the atmosphere, new research shows. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2017 18:10:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:47:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kSy2DzqYYcUknQzdq52kuh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Pollution Map Offers Unprecedented View of City's Air Quality ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The new map for the city of Oakland, California, offers the highest-resolution view to date of air quality on a block-by-block basis. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2017 16:15:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:48:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tracy Staedter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4TU6bgvjjJjKuuanp6SPSV-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The new air pollution map was created for the city of Oakland, California. It offers the highest-resolution view to date of air quality on a block-by-block basis.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The new air pollution map was created for the city of Oakland, California. It offers the highest-resolution view to date of air quality on a block-by-block basis.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Trouble Sleeping? Air Pollution Could Be the Culprit ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ People in a new study who lived in areas with high levels of air pollution slept worse. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2017 22:09:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tereza Pultarova ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o9rZuaF8tmmhuwbSGnVJw4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Device Purifies Air and Creates Energy All at the Same Time ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/59173-device-purifies-air-and-creates-energy.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A small innovation could have a big impact on air pollution. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2017 11:08:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:59:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tracy Staedter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K937JvqKmS5ydFYPfot7fT-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Polluted air enters through a tube on one side, is purified in the middle and exits the other tube as clean air.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Polluted air enters through a tube on one side, is purified in the middle and exits the other tube as clean air.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nearly 2 Million Kids Die from Pollution Each Year ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/58136-child-deaths-pollution-who.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ More than a quarter of deaths in children under age 5 worldwide are tied to polluted environments, such as contaminated water and smoggy air. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2017 20:58:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N4VnrxKbYL2PzXbQ8A4wt3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Climate Change Could Have Wide-Ranging Effects on Mental Health ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57931-climate-change-mental-health.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Climate change may have surprising and wide-ranging effects on mental health, experts say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2017 20:33:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:50:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hFtDpZBJUkhkJDEzSi8CBL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Here's How Climate Change Can Cause More Air Pollution (All By Itself) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57913-climate-change-will-increase-air-pollution.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Not only does air pollution trap sunlight and cause climate change, but the relationship also works the other way: Rising temperatures increase levels of air pollution. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2017 19:47:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:05:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aRKiYjtsRJYzZytQHP2rYV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An undated photo of smog over the city of Tokyo.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Smog over Tokyo.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The Blob' in Pacific Ocean Linked to Spike in Ozone ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57912-warm-blob-boosts-ozone-levels.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The "blob," a patch of warm water that sat off the Pacific Coast between 2014 and 2015, caused higher ozone levels throughout the western region of the United States, new research finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2017 19:14:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:06:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aqwN9SDZLMsGQ8y4hjDGgA-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The &quot;warm blob,&quot; seen in April 2015, squished up against the West Coast. The scale bar is in degrees Celsius (each increment is 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Warm Blob in the Pacific Ocean]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Al Gore: 'Horrific' Health Risks from Climate, But 'We Have Solutions' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57910-al-gore-speaks-about-health-risks-from-climate-change.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The health risks of climate change, and their potential solutions, were discussed here today in Atlanta. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2017 18:40:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:42:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Qv39B9yshnqxx7YiB2syDR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mystery Solved! Cause of London's 1952 'Killer Fog' Revealed ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57157-mystery-of-london-killer-fog-solved.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Despite the death of thousands, the killer fog has largely remained a mystery for decades. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:13:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:45:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XaV9tAQViUkEjJ3shKAh4V-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Courtesy of Texas A&amp;M University]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Despite the death of thousands, the killer fog has largely remained a mystery for decades.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[killer-london-fog]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Beautiful Earth Visualization Shows the World's Weather in Motion ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/56572-visualization-of-earth-weather.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A gorgeous visualization reveals the world's wind and weather patterns by drawing on data from supercomputers around the world. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2016 20:59:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:59:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jvVN6d9YqkwWyXxaE8nckh-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Cameron Beccario, earth.nullschool.net]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A stunning visualization of the flow of wind and weather patterns across the globe.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[stunning visualization from earth.nullschool.net]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Living Near a Fracking Site May Increase Your Risk of Asthma ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/55445-fracking-activity-asthma-risk.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Living close to a site used for hydraulic fracturing, also called fracking, may increase a person's risk of developing asthma, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2016 22:17:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:17:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P77guyxLLb76XVxiLJgPbH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Kids' Mental Health Risks Rise with Poor Air Quality ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/55054-kids-mental-health-linked-with-air-quality.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Higher levels of air pollution may be linked with worse mental health in children, a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2016 18:34:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:49:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Agata Blaszczak-Boxe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SphLQwTWoCfW4o8EfVBhQ3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'See' What You Breathe with New Air-Quality Monitor ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/53771-airvisual-home-air-quality-monitor.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new gadget can help people identify pollutants — some smaller than the width of a hair — in their homes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2016 19:18:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:01:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Goldbaum ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fMi8aPKNyxZRDvJ4f2EYGY-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The AirVisual Node can show pollution levels, temperature, humidity and stuffiness, both indoors and outdoors.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[AirVisual Node]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China's Latest 'Airpocalypse' Seen from Space ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/53004-china-air-pollution-satellite-photo.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Northeastern China is covered in hazy pollution clouds, according to satellite images taken by NASA, which have created health hazards for many Chinese citizens. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2015 15:42:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:50:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Newbern ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yZXAWMqDobJ7LXBk7HbSv3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China's Smog Levels Reach 50 Times the Limit: 'Everybody is at Risk' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Shenyang's smog is even a problem for healthy individuals. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2015 17:31:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:51:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Peterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cf2GbhnoxEu7ieXwZ2a6Uk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A masked cyclist rides through heavy smog in Shenyang, China in October, 2014.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A cyclist rides through smog in Shenyang.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Volkswagen Scandal: Why Is It So Hard to Make Clean Diesel Cars? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/52284-volkswagen-scandal-clean-diesel-challenges.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Getting diesel cars to operate with high fuel efficiency, power and clean emissions is a challenging problem, which may be why Volkswagen cheated the system. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KXMRLz9xkwtikjqwoYkFsF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Air Pollution Kills More than 3 Million People Globally Every Year ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Outdoor air pollution kills 3.3 million people around the world every year, according to a new study. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 17:18:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:30:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GKTq8VvbSDh4BgfciRWmVa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fourth of July Downer: Fireworks Cause Spike in Air Pollution ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fireworks are a beloved tradition of the Fourth of July, but the colorful displays also bring a spike in air pollution, a new study shows. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2015 17:20:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aYKodyS7rAsfKwcwBiKbXL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The 4th of July was celebrated as our Independence Day in 1777.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[independence, fireworks, Fourth of July, 4th of July]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Air Pollution May Shrink the Brain, Study Suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ People who breathe polluted air every day may have smaller brains, and a higher risk for "silent strokes," researchers say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2015 23:26:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:52:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Agata Blaszczak-Boxe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4LiVjXHQv9vBtNjYvWDWpN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Smog was a term originally describing a fusion of smoke and fog.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[pollution, smog, pollutants]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cleaner Air Really Does Improve Kids' Lung Health ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In California, tougher rules about air pollution are linked with better lung health in children, a large new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2015 22:18:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:50:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cari Nierenberg ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fWbPiF8Av6x5fZCEePuqg8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Levels of air pollution in Los Angeles have dropped over the past two decades.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Los Angeles skyline]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cities Birth More Thunderstorms Than Rural Areas ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hot and humid cities can birth more summer thunderstorms than rural areas in the Southeast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2015 21:32:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jPSuDLwZX746xKEveeSYPD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Utah Suicides Linked to Air Pollution ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Suicides correlate with air pollution levels in Salt Lake county, Utah, adding to a small but growing body of research that suggests that environmental factors influence suicide risk. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 22:08:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TmvPchQZEY757fMG49U3Ui-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The geography of the region around Salt Lake City makes the city prone to a weather event called an inversion, which can trap air pollution close to the ground.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Salt Lake City, Utah, and the surrounding mountains.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fires Intensified Deadly Tornado Outbreak ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/49681-severe-tornadoes-air-pollution-linked.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ One of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history was strengthened by smoke from burning farmlands in Central America, a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2015 19:05:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:00:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4yqXXv9QTMoQKHZYF4PAog-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Smoke over the southeastern United States on April 27, 2011, superimposed with tornado tracks.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Smoke and tornadoes]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Coolest Eco-Friendly Technologies at CES 2015 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sin City just got a little greener. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2015 22:23:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:49:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Peterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7RhwyUKrFqyzhZR2pNCfEU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tzoa is a wearable device that tracks air pollution, humidity and temperature.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Tzoa wearable.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Modern Worldwide Danger Blooms from Ancient Bacteria ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Research results will have implications for many other lakes in the U.S. and around the world that are also experiencing toxic blooms. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2014 06:42:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:00:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marlene Cimons ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qPubZyvMSQy4c57ka8MpEb-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Hans W. Paerl, University of North Caorlina at Chapel Hill]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A toxic cyanobacterial bloom in Lake Taihu, China]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Toxic bloom in Lake Taihu, China ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Prenatal Air Pollution Levels Linked to ADHD in Kids ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Kids may be more likely to develop ADHD if they are exposed to higher levels of air pollution before birth, a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2014 19:12:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:36:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anne Harding ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WQz4dX37CB7jG68K2tkHtn-1280-80.jpg">
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