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Scientists find air pollution link to lung cancer
Researchers identified a mechanism for how air pollution can trigger lung cancer in people who’ve never smoked, according to a study presented at a major oncology conference on Saturday.
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More than 30 years after the last major update of the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Supreme Court has upended the ability of Congress to give the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies broad scope to combat air pollution, including the emission of greenhouse gases. Meanwhile, further Biden administration efforts to limit emissions face opposition in the courts.