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Utah Lawmakers Considering Dozens of Air Quality Bills

Utah legislators are considering more than two dozen bills in the current session that could help reduce the state’s serious air-quality issues. Rep. Patrice Arent (D-Millcreek) co-chairs the House Clean Air Caucus, which is made up of Democrats and Republicans. … Continue reading

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Air pollution ‘kills 47,000 a year’

Fumes, chemicals and air pollution are resulting in tens of thousands of deaths in Germany a year, according to figures released on Sunday. Air pollution caused 47,000 premature deaths in 2013, the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) said in a study … Continue reading

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5 Things To Know about Colorado’s air pollution plan

New air quality rules for Colorado’s booming oil and gas industry go under review Wednesday when health officials start taking public testimony on a set of upgrades meant to reduce air pollution from drilling. Parts of Colorado haven’t meet federal … Continue reading

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60mph speed limit proposed for stretch of M3 motorway

The Highways Agency is already consulting, on a reduced speed limit on a 32-mile section of the M1. It has now launched a consultation on a similar move on a 2.8-mile section of the M3 between junctions 3 and 4. … Continue reading

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Air pollution in Beijing has made the city ‘almost uninhabitable for human beings’

Severe pollution in Beijing has made the Chinese capital ‘barely suitable’ for living, according to an official report, as the world’s second-largest economy tries to reduce often hazardous levels of smog caused by decades of rapid growth. The research released … Continue reading

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Air Pollution: It’s Complicated, But It’s Still About Environmental Justice 

Many recent studies have shown that air pollution levels and income levels are linked. Poorer communities suffer from bad air more than wealthy communities. A recent study by UCLA researchers revealed some complications in this correlation, but found that air … Continue reading

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Air pollution in Riau city soars to hazardous levels

Air pollution in Dumai, the epicentre of last year’s extreme haze, soared to very hazardous levels on Tuesday morning, as the dry season – and open burning – started much earlier this year. The Air Pollutant Index in Dumai, Riau … Continue reading

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Royal Borough forced to declare air pollution zone on junction of road heading to Legoland

LEGOLAND traffic has been singled out for causing an area of Windsor to experience air pollution levels usually reserved for places near motorways and congested town centres. An Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) has been declared by the council around … Continue reading

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