Category: Health & Wellness

Wildfire Smoke Is Always Toxic. LA’s Is Even Worse.

It is extraordinarily rare to see wildfires penetrate an American city, but that’s exactly what happened in Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest metropolis. Burning trees and shrubs produce very fine particulate matter, but these wildfires are a public health hazard with a dangerous mix of chemicals, from plastics and gasoline to asbestos and lead — materials used in many buildings constructed before the 1970s. 

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Anacostia River Cleanup in DC Honors King Through Service

To honor the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of service and justice, volunteers braved near-freezing temperatures in the 30s on Saturday, hauling soggy suitcases, rusted tires, abandoned toilets and bags of food wrappings at Pope Branch Park near the Anacostia River In Southeast Washington. By the end of the day, they had collected nearly 4,000 pounds of illegally dumped waste.

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