Source: http: // www.npr.org /sections /goatsandsoda /2017 /10 /19 /558821792 /report-pollution-kills-3-times-more-than-aids-tb-and-malaria-combined (SPACE inserted to inhibit pathological rendering attempting to make a media link) Exposure to polluted air, water and soil caused nine million premature deaths in 2015, according to a report published Thursday in The Lancet. The causes of death vary — cancer, lung disease, heart disease. The report links them to pollution, drawing upon previous studies that show how pollution is tied to a wider range of diseases than previously thought. Those studies observed populations exposed to pollutants and compared them to people not exposed. The studies have shown that pollution can be an important cause of diseases — many of them potentially fatal — including asthma, cancer, neurodevelopmental disorders, birth defects in children, heart disease, stroke and lung disease. . . . One expectation would be a shorter life-span. It may take getting a copy of the Lancet article to find the sources. Bob Wilson
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A few Congressional reps and experts frequently called to testify about air pollution might also deserve spots on the distribution list.
Related, coal (still) takes the top spot for externalities: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171023094358.htm
Sure, we have noise and light pollution. Since other EM waves aren't felt by humans, the population tends to not think of it as a problem though.
There is the National Radio Quiet Zone around a radio telescope in which signals are heavily restricted. Cell phones are banned from use there. United States National Radio Quiet Zone - Wikipedia As for whether it is a problem to the environment and public health, it seems to be accepted as safe to humans, but say otherwise. Gigaom | Is electromagnetic “pollution” real, and do we need to protect ourselves?
first, we would need studies, and i don't think it's politically expediant. article says 25,000 studies? maybe i'm not up to speed.
