Posts Categorized: air pollution

Climate change is a daunting challenge, but Minnesota still has healthy choices

Posted May 28th, 2015 by & filed under air pollution, carbon pollution, carbon pollution standard, clean air, Clean Energy, climate change, Energy, Health, Loon Commons blog.

By Robert Moffitt, American Lung Association This post originally appeared in MinnPost We see evidence of climate disruption every day, right in our own backyard. The ragweed pollen season has… Read more »

Student Voices Series: It’s time for Minnesotan utilities to see the bigger picture

Posted November 14th, 2014 by & filed under air pollution, carbon pollution, climate change, Loon Commons blog, Student Voices, utilities.

The Minnesota Environmental Partnership is proud to feature the following post as part of a series of columns as part of a Student Voices Series issues. This is part of a… Read more »

Taking steps to curb climate change would have a big impact on public health

Posted August 29th, 2014 by Robert Moffitt & filed under air pollution, carbon emissions, carbon pollution, carbon pollution standard, carbon reduction, clean air, climate change, EPA, Loon Commons blog.

Too often, health impacts are left out of the conversation on climate change. That is unfortunate, because climate change threatens our ability to protect Minnesotans against the dangers of air… Read more »

Lecture on ‘confounding problem’ of nitrogen pollution

Posted September 5th, 2012 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under agriculture, air pollution, clean air, climate change, Food and Sustainable Agriculture, Global Warming, Health, Water.

Nitrogen. It makes up three-fourths of the air all around us. It cascades through our environment between land, water and the atmosphere. It is critical to agricultural production that feeds… Read more »