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Air pollution is weakening children’s attention span, a new study suggests. Exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - a pollutant largely pumped out by road traffic - is linked to poorer attention span in children aged four to eight years old. This is particularly pronounced in boys, according to the researchers at Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal). Their study, published in the Environment International journal, adds to a growing body of evidence about the negative impact of air pollution during pregnancy and childhood on brain development. Only seven countries in the world breathe ...
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New York (AFP) - Traveling in New York is already costly, but it just got worse: transit authorities have approved a controversial $15 toll, set to take effect in mid-June, for motorists entering the busiest part of Manhattan. The board of New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Wednesday voted 11-1 to impose the toll, which is aimed at encouraging the use of public transport and alleviating traffic in midtown and lower Manhattan, thereby reducing pollution. The fee will be a first in an American city, and is similar to existing schemes in London, Stockholm and Singapore. It must f...
AFP
Drivers are stranded on Interstate 95 in the Fredericksburg area of eastern Virginia, many since Monday. The vehicles are stuck on sections of the highway in the 50-mile stretch from Richmond to Washington, D.C. The Virginia Department of Transportation said that the jam owes to the severe weather storm in the area, and a few disabled trucks that block the snowy and icy road. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) is among those stranded. He tweeted about the situation at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, writing, “I started my normal 2 hour drive to DC at 1pm yesterday. 19 hours later, I’m still not near the Capito...
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