Category Archives: World News

Largest pollution control op begins 

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Inspections have exposed violations by companies illegally discharging pollutants and falsifying monitoring data, despite emergency responses to the ongoing air pollution in northern regions, according to the Ministry of Environmental Protection. Severe violations were exposed by the nation’s top environmental … Continue reading →

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EU Court Reprimands Bulgaria Over Air Pollution

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Europe’s highest court on Wednesday said Bulgaria had breached limits for hazardous air pollutants, a ruling environmental groups said would help in their efforts to force countries to take action over poor air quality. The European Court of Justice said … Continue reading →

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‘The car is ingrained into people here’: West Midlands faces air pollution crisis 

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Region contains five of top 10 hotspots outside London for dangerous levels of nitrogen dioxide pollution The West Midlands is one of the worst hit areas outside the capital for illegal levels of nitrogen dioxide pollution but many don’t seem … Continue reading →

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Thousands of British children exposed to illegal levels of air pollution 

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

More than 2,000 schools and nurseries close to roads with damaging levels of diesel fumes, joint investigation by Guardian and Greenpeace reveals Hundreds of thousands of children are being exposed to illegal levels of damaging air pollution from diesel vehicles … Continue reading →

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Cibubur has worst air pollution in Greater Jakarta 

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Despite lots of vegetation, Cibubur in East Jakarta is the area with the most polluted air in Greater Jakarta, new data reveal. Greenpeace Indonesia’s climate and energy campaigner, Bondan Andriyanu, said that the fine particulate matter air pollutant, better known … Continue reading →

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Report Highlights Australia’s Failure to Tackle Air Pollution 

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

State and territory governments have been accused of total failure in the fight for clean air after many of Australia’s largest polluters reported emissions hikes. Environmental Justice Australia has delivered a scathing assessment of state regulators after crunching numbers from … Continue reading →

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Lasers to track vehicles’ emissions in pollution test 

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Drivers of polluting vehicles will have their emissions tracked next week in the first use of laser-based roadside technology in Scotland, The Scotsman has learned. A busy junction in North Lanarkshire will be used to test the device, which analyses … Continue reading →

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Survey finds poor air quality in Grand Harbour

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Rome declaration calls for limits on air pollution from ships The Grand Harbour has performed badly in a survey of air quality near cruise ships, according to a survey by an alliance of environmental organisations. (see www.NABU.de/mediterranean-eca ) NGOs from the … Continue reading →

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