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EPA weakens air pollution rules, cancer survival soars, and NASA evacuates astronauts

EPA weakens air pollution rules, cancer survival soars, and NASA evacuates astronauts

60-Second Science vor 8 Monaten

Why the EPA’s air pollution rule change could make the air dirtier, how cancer survival hit a record-high, and what we know about the first-ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station

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In this episode of Science Quickly, we unpack the Environmental
Protection Agency’s controversial decision to change how it
calculates health benefits from regulating certain air pollutants,
a move that experts warn could lead to dirtier air and worse health
outcomes. And we’ve achieved a major milestone in cancer care, with
five-year survival rates hitting a record high, but looming policy
threats could stall progress. Plus, NASA’s first-ever medical
evacuation from the International Space Station could offer lessons
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