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Russian Mining Firm Puts Trump’s Face On Its Asbestos Products

By Oliver Milman — The Guardian — As U.S. officials decide against banning product, producer Uralasbest puts Trump “seal of approval” on pallets. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/russian-mining-firm-puts-trumps-face-on-its-asbestos-products_us_5b4765c9e4b022fdcc56d934 This story was produced and originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Donald Trump’s environmental policies may have caused controversy in the

  • July 12, 2018
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Cooking Up Indoor Air Pollution: Emissions from Natural Gas Stoves

by Wendee Nicole — Environ Health Perspect; DOI:10.1289/ehp.122-A27 Natural gas cooking appliances, which are used by a third of U.S. households, can contribute to poor indoor air quality, especially when used without an exhaust hood.1 Gas stoves emit nitrogen dioxide (NO2), carbon monoxide (CO), and formaldehyde (HCHO), each of which can exacerbate various respiratory and

  • July 9, 2018
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LIVE from HOMEChem with IAQradio & HI

AUSTIN — HI‘s Bob Krell joined Joe Hughes of IAQradio at the open house event from HOMEChem in Austin, TX on June 22nd, to interview some of the research team about this ground-breaking project at the UTest House facility at the University of Texas.   Nation’s Largest, Most Comprehensive Indoor Chemistry Study Now Underway HOMEChem

  • July 2, 2018
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Healthy Indoors – Live from HOMEchem in Austin, TX

AUSTIN– Healthy Indoors Magazine will be in Austin, TX for the HOMEChem open house event on on June 22, 2018.  HI publisher Bob Krell will co-host this week’s IAQ Radio show with Joe Hughes live from the UTest House at 12:00 PM EDT.  Bob will be joining Corbett and Grace Lunsford, hosts of the upcoming

  • June 22, 2018
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Is a Tight Home a Sick Home?

By Phillip Beere– Is an airtight house a health hazard? Some will say yes. The EPA cites indoor air sometimes contains 2 to 5 times the pollutants compared to the outdoors, due to issues that range from moisture and mold to carbon monoxide poisoning and asthma. The source of these issues, include poor filtration, bad ventilation, homeowner behavior, and off-gassing from

  • June 20, 2018
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To Catch a (Health) Thief

By Nate Adams — A healthy home is in balance. It’s comfortable, healthy, and easy to control. Part of what make it healthy are that moisture levels aren’t too high or too low, dust particles are being filtered out, chemical and pollutant levels are under control, and the air just feels fresh. In other words,

  • May 15, 2018
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