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New Study is First to Show that Traffic Pollution Causes Childhood Asthma

While pollution from vehicle exhausts has been known for some time to exacerbate the symptoms of asthma, a new study published in the European Respiratory Journal establishes for the first time the direct causal link between the two.

March 26, 2013 - Discovery News

New Survey Maps Roadless Areas Of U.S.

Researchers have surveyed the continental U.S. to create a map of all roadless areas. The survey revealed that a road is always within 22 miles of any point in the country, and that some areas have too many roads for the size of their populations.

May 5, 2007 - Discovery News

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