Category Archives: World News

Richmond has highest pollen and air pollution: study

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Pollen- and pollution-ravaged Richmond, Memphis and Oklahoma City are the three “sneeziest and wheeziest” cities in the U.S., a new study says. New York City didn’t even make the Natural Resources Defense Council’s list of the 35 worst cities for … Continue reading →

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Air pollution killed 550 people in Northern Ireland in one year

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution killed 550 people in Northern Ireland in 2011, according to a new study. That represented almost 4% of annual deaths here, the study by the Department of the Environment (DoE) said. The purpose of the cross-border study carried … Continue reading →

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The Brutal Reality of Life in China’s Most Polluted Cities

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

IT’S ONE THING to read about air pollution contributing to more than one million deaths in China, or about how one-third of its rural residents lack access to clean water. But it doesn’t seem quite real until you see the … Continue reading →

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Lambeth gets tough on polluting drivers

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Fines will be issued to bus and taxi drivers who leave their engines running as part of an effort to tackle high levels of air pollution in Lambeth. Figures from campaign group Clean Air London showed that some roads in … Continue reading →

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Food Trucks In NYC To Ditch Diesel, Go Solar In Attempt To Clean Up City’s Air Pollution

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

For 12 hours a day, Muhammad Islam serves up spicy South Asian cuisine from a metal food cart near New York City’s Wall Street. A diesel-powered generator powers the lights and refrigerator, while a tank of propane keeps the grill warm. … Continue reading →

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Defra ‘breaking law’ by not restoring hacked air-quality website, say users

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Environment department accused of violating European law for not getting UK Air site, which provides live data on air quality, online since Islamist cyber-attack The UK government has been accused of breaking European law after failing to get its air-quality … Continue reading →

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Pollutionwatch: A deadline missed, with deadly consequences

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

April’s Supreme Court ruling on air quality means that the government must make new plans to meet European Limits for nitrogen dioxide. These limits were set in 1998 to be achieved by 2010, giving us 12 years. Not only have … Continue reading →

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Town Hall must act quickly to combat ‘illegal’ air pollution, say cycle campaigners

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

CYCLING campaigners have called on the Town Hall to take immediate steps to reduce motor traffic in a bid to combat “illegal” levels of air pollution. Islington Cyclists’ Action Group (ICAG), which carried out research with the activist lawyer group … Continue reading →

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