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We hope you'll enjoy our Earth Platform website and search engine, and learn more about our planet's beautiful natural wildlife and environment!

Addressing the effects of climate change on health - This article considers the health impacts of climate change and discusses policies and interventions to address these effects. Many of the most important global killers including malaria and diarrhoea are highly sensitive to climatic conditions, yet a comprehensive strategy to support a public health response is lacking. The paper discusses preventative environmental health interventions including scaling up water and sanitation services and providing point- of-use disinfection; and examines integrated measures

EPA Issues First National Standards to Control Power Plant Mercury - On Wednesday, the EPA issued the first national standards ever created to improve air quality by reducing mercury and other toxic air pollution from U.S. power plants. Millions of Americans will breathe a little easier because of the new standards, which will prevent many serious health issues and premature deaths each year, save billions of dollars in health care costs, and create thousands of new jobs without creating significant hardships for the power industry. To learn more about the new standards, see: EPA Issues First National Standards to Reduce Mercury from Power Plants. EPA Issues First National Standards to Control Power Plant Mercury originally appeared on About.com Environmental Issues on Friday, December 23rd, 2011 at 18:15:39. Permalink | Comment | Email this