Category Archives: World News

Ohio Air alert issued for Sunday

Central Ohioans with respiratory problems and some other health conditions should take it easy outdoors Sunday. The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission has issued an air-quality alert, warning that stagnant, polluted air could worsen the symptoms of people with heart disease, … Continue reading

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Air pollution in Swaffham exceeds national limits for second year

Air pollution in Swaffham has breached national standards for a second year running, but proposed new air quality policies could be too late to affect plans for hundreds of new homes and a superstore. via Air pollution in Swaffham exceeds … Continue reading

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Chile’s Smog Still Deadly

Chile has issued environmental alert for its capital because of air pollution. Santiago is bordered by the Andes mountains where smog from cars and factories is often bottled up. City officials have now placed limits on industries and the circulation … Continue reading

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Monitoring air quality in Worthing

MOTORISTS familiar with the A27 Upper Brighton Road at Grove Lodge will have noticed a large white box has appeared at the side of the road. The box contains a new air quality analyser, installed by Worthing Borough Council’s environmental … Continue reading

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EPA proposes approval of Texas’ clean air plan

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its proposal to approve revisions submitted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the state’s permitting program for major air pollution sources under the Clean Air Act’s New Source Review (NSR) program. … Continue reading

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The Urban Health Desert – Neighbourhoods

Air pollution. Asthma. Obesity. These are among the plights of the modern city. As the world’s cities become home to a greater percentage of the population, better urban planning will be needed to reduce these negative health impacts, according to … Continue reading

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Winter air pollution returns to Hastings NZ

A cold start to winter has meant that there have already been five exceedances of the national air quality standards in Hastings this winter. Napier also came close to exceeding last weekend. via Winter air pollution returns to Hastings | … Continue reading

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Defra tells councils to engage more on air quality

The significance of getting air quality as a health indicator and the need to convey air quality messages featured at the Care4Air conference in Doncaster on May 30 2012. Local authorities will need to make their air quality work more “engaging” … Continue reading

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