Category Archives: World News

Hong Kong cyclists stuck at government red light

… Another factor keeping riders off the roads is pollution. The government revised its air quality objectives for the first time in 25 years in January, after university research showed pollution-related illnesses killed more than 3,000 residents a year. Patrick … Continue reading

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Air pollution socks in much of Idaho | Fire Season

With most of the state’s air ranking in the orange, red or dreaded purple category, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued alerts Friday that banned outdoor burning in every county. Some individual areas have seen worse conditions this year, … Continue reading

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Air Quality Endangered by Fires in Washington

Forest fires that have blazed for days in central Washington state have taken a toll on the region’s air quality, state officials said Thursday, with smoke darkening the skies and residents told to stay indoors with their windows shut. Near … Continue reading

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Birdlip air pollution: Gloucestershire MEP demands action

Air pollution at a traffic hotspot in Birdlip, Gloucestershire, needs to be investigated, an MEP is demanding. Sir Graham Watson, the Liberal Democrat Euro MP for the South West, is writing to the government and hopes the matter will be … Continue reading

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Aging, polluting school buses remain on Californian roads

Tens of thousands of California schoolchildren ride aging school buses that emit harmful pollutants, an analysis of state data shows. Unlike many states, California does not require bus owners to take buses off the road after a set number of … Continue reading

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Idaho wildfires blamed for smokey conditions in the Top of Utah

Three fires burning several thousand acres in central Utah are pumping a lot of smoke into the air, but fires in Idaho are making the mountains in Top of Utah disappear. Mount Ogden was invisible from Business Depot Ogden by … Continue reading

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Unhealthy air continues in Missoula, Bitterroot; expected to linger

Air quality in Missoula on Sunday ranged from “moderate” to “unhealthy” for sensitive groups, and the Missoula City-County Health Department said the cumulative air quality for the day as a whole was “unhealthy.”Air quality conditions deteriorated in the Bitterroot Valley, … Continue reading

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Air pollution in Korea worse than Japan and US

Korea has more air pollutants than Japan and the United States, according to a joint study by the National Institute of Environmental Korea and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States. The report said the amount … Continue reading

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