Category Archives: World News

Call for action on pollution as emissions linked to respiratory illnesses double

Study shows over the past five years industry doubled its emissions of a type of fine particle called PM10, linked to asthma and bronchitis Environment and health groups have called for a rapid crackdown on air pollution after a new … Continue reading

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Air pollution: We haven’t seen the stars in a while

The chief minister of what is today the most polluted city in the world suffers from a notorious asthmatic cough. While Arvind Kejriwal’s cough is widely discussed, what is not, and what should be, is the cause of his chronic … Continue reading

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Kolkata air quality fails safety test

The city has always been polluted but the rate at which its level is increasing has turned menacing. A series of tests of ambient air quality at five crossings — carried out by TOI in association with Saviors and Friends … Continue reading

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Beijing introduces new air pollution response

Beijing introduced new rules to deal with air pollution on Monday. According to the city’s environmental protection bureau, the new heavy air pollution emergency response program will replace the current version, launched on Oct. 2013. Four-tier alerts–blue, yellow, orange and … Continue reading

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Luxembourg and Lisbon prop up air pollution list

Luxembourg and Lisbon have come last in a ranking of European cities, which rates efforts to fight air pollution caused by transport. Zurich topped the Sootfree Cities ranking, which grades the efforts of 23 cities in 16 countries to improve … Continue reading

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Spike In California Air Pollution Brings Reminder Of Bad Old Days

The brown haze over California’s San Joaquin Valley breadbasket on some winter days has been an unwelcome reminder of the bad old days, when pollution hung so thickly that people were warned to stay inside. Years of tight environmental rules … Continue reading

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Central, southern Taiwan battling hazardous air pollution

The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) issued an air pollution alert Sunday for central and southern Taiwan and the Kinmen islands off southern China, saying particulate concentrations were at levels that could affect people’s health. The index for PM2.5 particulates, which … Continue reading

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UK faces European court over coal plant emissions

Brussels will haul the UK into court for breaching emissions limits of the toxic pollutant nitrogen dioxide (NOx) at its coal-fired Aberthaw power plant in Wales, the bloc announced on Thursday. The Aberthaw plant in the Vale of Glamorgan is … Continue reading

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