Air Pollution Takes 2 Years Off Your Life, More Than Smoking Or Alcohol
Air pollution, which is primarily the result of burning fossil fuels, takes 2.2 years of the global life expectancy for each person, a new report finds.
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Air pollution, which is primarily the result of burning fossil fuels, takes 2.2 years of the global life expectancy for each person, a new report finds.
Air pollution, which is primarily the result of burning fossil fuels, takes 2.2 years of the global life expectancy for each person, a new report finds.
Air pollution, which is primarily the result of burning fossil fuels, takes 2.2 years of the global life expectancy for each person, a new report finds.
An inmate in Rhode Island has died after contracting the novel coronavirus, according to a local report. The 66-year-old inmate who served time at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) was recently diagnosed with the virus. The inmate had underlying health issues that "likely contributed to this death," said Rhode Island Department of Corrections Spokesperson J.R. Ventura to local news station WPRI. The news comes after the American Medical Association (AMA) in November called for stronger disease mitigation measures at the nation’s correctional and immigrant detention facilit...
For the Intelligencer CHARLESTON — As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave approval Friday for the first of two COVID-19 vaccines, some believe inmates in West Virginia prisons and regional jails should be higher on the list to get the vaccine first. But officials said earlier this week that correctional officers and staff will get the vaccine long before inmates get their turn. According to the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, there are 189 active cases of COVID-19 in the 10 regional jails as of Friday with 129 active cases in the 11 correctional centers and ...