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Lone star tick spreads northward, causing concern over meat allergy

A tick known to cause meat and dairy allergies is spreading north, alarming health officials as summer tick activity rises.

Addy Bink reports for The Hill.

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Kari Nadeau: Climate change is driving an epidemic of immune health problems

Every $1 spent on mitigating climate change would save at least $3 in health care costs, largely through a reduction of diseases such as asthma and allergies.
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Later fall frost extends allergy season

This summer’s record-breaking heat is lingering into fall: bad news for the 50 million people in the U.S. with allergies to ragweed pollen in the late summer and early fall.

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As the Salton Sea shrinks, agriculture’s legacy turns to dust

As drought and reduced agricultural runoff dry up the shallow sea, the farmworkers living nearby are exposed to toxic dust and airborn pollution from algae blooms. They’re also experiencing asthma, allergies, and other health impacts at alarming rates.

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Map: Where allergy season is getting longer

Allergy season lengthened by 15 days on average between 1970 and 2021 across about 200 U.S. cities, according to an analysis from Climate Central, a nonprofit climate news organization.

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Pollen bomb! Six ways to fight hay fever this spring, from vitamin D to making new friends

Air pollution and the climate crisis are making pollen even more of a menace. Here’s how to stop your eyes itching and nose streaming.

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Climate change is making allergy season more miserable; here’s how to avoid pollen

Allergy sufferers should start taking medications or reducing their exposure to pollen earlier in the year, said Brooke Lappe, a doctoral student at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. Lappe specializes in pollen, climate change and health.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Vanishing Bayous: On a boat at ground zero for sea level rise

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Department of Energy allocates $134 million for fusion funding

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Study finds Indigenous territories of Amazon rainforest can protect humans from disease

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New EPA proposal aims to strike down landmark climate "endangerment finding"

Wildfire burns historic Grand Canyon lodge as toxic gas leak complicates response

Trump administration redirects clean energy funds in defiance of Congress

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Judge allows Trump to cut more than $1bn in National Science Foundation grants

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Wright and Burgum urge Europe to rethink methane curbs