Category Archives: World News

China to finish analysis of air pollutant around Beijing

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

An analysis of the sources of air pollution in Beijing, Tianjin and Shijiazhuang will be finished by the end of June, an official with China’s environmental authority said on Sunday. The environmental authorities are working with the Chinese Academy of … Continue reading →

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China Takes On Pollution With Biggest Changes in 25 Years

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

China passed the biggest changes to its environmental protection laws in 25 years, outlining plans to punish polluters more severely as leaders work to limit contaminated water, air and soil linked to economic growth. The amended law “sets environmental protection … Continue reading →

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U.S. clean-air efforts stay on target

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

National efforts in the last decade to clear the air of dangerous particulate matter have been so successful that most urban areas have already attained the next benchmark, according to new research by Rice University. Atmospheric researchers at Rice studied … Continue reading →

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Researchers raise alarm about air pollution levels in Haiti

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution in the island nation of Haiti can reach levels considered hazardous by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to recent findings by Tufts researchers. The researchers—associate professor Mary Davis and Ann Rappaport in the Department of Urban and … Continue reading →

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Air pollution deaths in south Essex revealed

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

AIR pollution kills 375 people a year in south Essex with many more having years shaved of their lives, health experts estimate. Councils are considering lowering speed limits and urging people to reduce car use as new figures from Public … Continue reading →

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Will Pennsylvania’s Proposed Anti-Smog Regs Actually Create New Pollution Hot Spots?

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Some people claim that the Clean Air Act has its roots in Pennsylvania, where in 1948, a single smog event left 20 people dead and 6,000 others ill in the town of Donora. It was the worst air pollution disaster … Continue reading →

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‘Le Smog’ from Paris threatens London air quality as emissions forecast to drift north

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Paris was today urged to clean up its dirty air — to stop Londoners having to breathe it in. Environmental experts from King’s College London predicted emissions from the French capital were due to drift northwards and across the Channel … Continue reading →

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Bill de Blasio Announces ‘Sweeping Update’ to NYC’s Air Pollution Code

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

In celebration of Earth Day, Mayor Bill de Blasio decided to make the five boroughs a little greener. Mr. de Blasio today announced “the most sweeping update to New York City’s Air Pollution Control Code since 1975,” according to his … Continue reading →

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