A screening tool the federal government is using to decide which neighborhoods have a disproportionate amount of pollution and risk of damage from climate change could worsen air pollution exposure disparities along racial lines, according to a new analysis. When it was released, officials with the Council on Environmental Quality said race was excluded from the tool to make sure …
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A screening tool the federal …
In a five-year study of more than 13,500 children, researchers at Australia's La Trobe University in Melbourne tested an early screening tool they had developed for autism. They found that 83 per cent of children aged between 12 and 24 months, who were "flagged by the tool," were later diagnosed with autism. When M-CHAT was used with the new tool …
