(Yale Daily News, 10/15/21) Local environmental activists have raised concerns about the use of pesticides at Tweed New Haven Airport and Sikorsky Memorial Airport, which can have negative impacts on water supply, neighboring residents and wildlife. Link to full article
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East Haven residents say battle over Tweed Airport expansion not over
Mark Zaretsky Oct. 1, 2021 (nhregister.com Oct. 1, 2021) EAST HAVEN — The New Haven Board of Alders may have voted unanimously to approve a new 43-year lease with the Tweed New Haven Airport Authority that endorses Tweed New Haven Regional Airport’s future growth plans, but some of the airport’s neighbors say the battle over the airport’s future is not over. …
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Long-term effects of PM 2.5 on neurological disorders in the American Medicare population: a longitudinal cohort study
Liuhua Shi, ScD * Xiao Wu, MS * Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi, PhD Danielle Braun, PhD Yara Abu Awad, ScD Yaguang Wei, MS et al. Summary Background (thelancet.com October 19,2020) Accumulating evidence links fine particulate matter (PM2·5) to premature mortality, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory disease. However, less is known about the influence of PM2·5 on neurological disorders. We aimed …