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Almost half of US children breathe dangerous levels of air pollution, report warns

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Almost half of US children breathe dangerous levels of air pollution, report warns

Nearly half of American children are breathing in dangerous levels of air pollution, according to a new report, and experts warn that President Donald Trump’s rollbacks to far-reaching protections will make the situation worse. The American Lung Association’s (ALA) 27th Annual Air Quality Report, released Wednesday, assesses pollution across the country by grading levels of … Read more

A federal agency accidentally killed two protected Oregon wolves last year, a state report reveals.

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FILE - Two gray wolves were accidentally killed by federal agents last summer, according to a report released Friday. This February 2021 photo provided by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife shows another Oregon-born gray wolf.

A little-known federal agency that kills wild animals at the request of ranchers and farmers accidentally killed two federally protected wolves in southern Oregon last summer. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s annual wolf population report, released Friday, reveals for the first time the accidental killing of gray wolves. It is only mentioned in … Read more