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The Trump-era regulation, which allowed certain studies to be downplayed in the development of environmental regulations, drew sharp criticism from scientists ... SexRatiosatBirthLinkedtoPollutantsAlarge,long-termstudyacrosstheUSandSwedenfindspotentialcorrelationsbetweenspecificpollutantsandtheproportionsofmaleandfemalebabiesborn.ABOVE:©ISTOCK.COM,JFAIRONESexRatiosatBirthLinkedtoPollutantsSexRatiosatBirthLinkedtoPollutantsAlarge,long-termstudyacrosstheUSandSwedenfindspotentialcorrelationsbetweenspecificpollutantsandtheproportionsofmaleandfemalebabiesborn.Alarge,long-termstudyacrosstheUSandSwedenfindspotentialcorrelationsbetweenspecificpollutantsandtheproportionsofmaleandfemalebabiesborn.ABOVE:©ISTOCK.COM,JFAIRONEHomeSubjectsairpollutionJefAkst|Aug1,2021Bymeasuringvariouspollutantsintheimmediatevicinityofpregnantwomenandtrackingbraindevelopmentoftheirchildren,researchersinBarcelonaaimtountangleanyinfluencetheformerhasonthelatter.AsherJones|Feb8,2021TheTrump-eraregulation,whichallowedcertainstudiestobedownplayedinthedevelopmentofenvironmentalregulations,drewsharpcriticismfromscientistsandenvironmentalgroups.LisaWinter|Nov10,2020JosLelieveldoftheMaxPlanckInstituteforChemistryexplainshowfineparticulatemightcontributetodeathsfromCOVID-19.LisaWinter|Jul14,2020IntheNetherlands,researchersidentifyacorrelationbetweenpollutionandCOVID-19cases,hospitaladmissions,anddeaths.ClaireJarvis|May1,2020Anovelsamplerrecordsdataonabroadrangeofenvironmentalcontaminants.ClaireJarvis|May1,2020Researcherssetouttomakeanairpollutiondetectorstudysubjectswouldwanttowear.ShawnaWilliams|Jan6,2020Studiesonvariousroadsidelayoutsandspeciestendtoyielddifferentresultsforplants’effectivenessatalleviatingpollution.EmilyMakowski|Jan3,2020Mostofthepanel’smemberswereappointedbytheTrumpadministration.EmilyMakowski|Nov13,2019Inhalingcombustion-producedparticlesmayleadtothedevelopmentofbraintumors.CatherineOfford|Oct1,2019Evidenceisaccumulatingthatbreathingcontaminatedairmightimpaircognition.CatherineOfford|Oct1,2019Contaminantsintheatmosphereappeartohaveharmfuleffectsonneurodevelopmentandcognitivefunction.Chia-YiHou|Sep23,2019Anumberofepidemiologicalstudiessupportalinkbetweenairqualityandpoorhealthoutcomes,andresearchersaresearchingforexplanationsinthelab.EmmaYasinski|Sep3,2019Firefighterswhodidn’tdevelopobstructiveairwaydiseaseaftertheWorldTradeCenterattackshadhigherlevelsofomega-3fattyacidsandotherfactorsthathintatpossibleprotectiveeffectsofdiet.AshleyYeager|Jun7,2019Mostofthegeneticalterationsareharmless,butsomemaycontributetocancer.AnthonyKing|May28,2019Silverbirch,elder,andyewwinoutinanexperimenttoseewhichspeciesbestcapturethetinyparticlesfromdieselpollution.ShawnaWilliams|Aug28,2018AstudycomparesverbalandmathtestscorestoairqualitymeasurementsinChinaandfindsacorrelation.ShekharChandra|Aug28,2018Thesourcesofpollutionarenotknownyetbecauseofincompletedatacollection.ShawnaWilliams|Jul18,2018Opponentsoftheguidelines,whichwouldbarresultsofmanypublichealthstudiesfromuseinpolicymaking,includescientificandhealthcareorganizations.CatherineOfford|Apr17,2018Anewreportestimatesthat95percentofpeopleliveinareaswithdangerouslyhighlevelsoffineparticulatemattersuchasdustandsoot.