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Do You Feel Safe Swimming at the Beach? [POLL]

Joe Russo — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:38:19 +0000

Don't go in the water! An article in today's Buffalo News confirms what we've all been suspecting: Woodlawn Beach is one of the most polluted beaches in the country. Still, it's not odd to find some 200 cars parked on the site and a packed beach as Western New Yorkers try and beat the heat.

13 Reasons Your City Is So Polluted

Danny Gallagher — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:20:26 +0000

The environment might be slowly improving, but we still have a long way to go to avoid the day when Gucci and Nike start selling fashionable gas masks for our daily wardrobe. The American Lung Association recently released a new report of the cities with the cleanest and dirtiest air and (surprise!) five California cities [...]

Are You Worried About Pollution? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:30:53 +0000

According to a new poll from Gallup, Americans are less concerned about pollution than they have been at any time since 1990, when the polling company started regularly surveying attitudes on the subject. The group’s latest Environmental Poll has only 48 percent of respondent worried about pollution of drinking water and 36 percent concerned about air pollution. In [...]