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The Costs of Asthma

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Thomas DiNapoli, the New York State Comptroller issued a startling report on April 4th that detailed the growth in health costs that the taxpayers bear to treat this widespread and sometimes deadly disease. The Medicaid program costs to treat asthma have jumped 26 percent in the past five years. and the overall annual “asthma bill” is now $1.3 billion.
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Eyes on Federal Clean Air Votes

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is finally moving ahead with long overdue regulatory actions to limit climate altering carbon pollution from the nation’s power sector. The agency has issued draft regulations to cap carbon emission from new coal and natural gas power plants and is in the process of developing standards for existing power plants.
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