Category Archives: World News

Weak EU air pollution standards risk thousands of lives, says report

Weak draft EU rules for coal plant emissions could result in 71,000 deaths and €52bn (£37bn) of health costs across Europe in the decade to come, according to new research published on Wednesday. A Greenpeace investigation earlier this year found … Continue reading

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Air pollution code gets revamped first time since 1975

Mayor Bill de Blasio signed seven different pieces of legislation into law last week, including a law updating New York City’s air pollution control code that was sponsored by Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton). Richards, also the chairman of the Environmental … Continue reading

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AIR POLLUTION: Study links La Niña, high-ozone days in West

La Niña could be driving spring ozone levels in the West, according to new research that has major implications for the Obama administration’s proposed tightening of the federal ozone standard. Analyzing air quality and meteorological data from 1990 to 2012, … Continue reading

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New research will help forecast bad ozone days over the Western US

A strong connection between high ozone days in the western US during late spring and La Nina, an ocean-atmosphere phenomena that affects global weather patterns, has been identified by researchers. Recognizing this link offers insight for public health and air … Continue reading

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Richmond has highest pollen and air pollution: study

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

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

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

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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