Category Archives: World News

Increasing vehicles amplify pollution levels in India

The 8.68% rise in the number of vehicles in Lucknow, India, during 2011-12 has taken its toll on city’s ambient air quality. As a result, there is no let-up either in the air pollution or the noise pollution levels. The … Continue reading

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Pollution, Poverty, People of Color: The factory on the hill.

One in four Richmond residents lives in areas of high air pollution from nearby industry or busy roadways, according to a city estimate based on data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency‘s Toxic Release Inventory and the California Air Resources Board. … Continue reading

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China warns foreign embassies not to monitor pollution

The monitoring of Chinese pollution levels causes controversy… BBC News – China warns foreign embassies not to monitor pollution.

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Hong Kong Implements Euro V Emissions Standards

From 1 June 2012, Hong Kong will apply Euro V diesel emissions standards to newly registered vehicles.  The ruling, part of the Air Pollution Control Regulation 2012, will apply to heavy-duty vehicles over 3.5 tonnes. Those vehicles already registered will … Continue reading

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Air quality forecast comes to Fort Sask. area in July

If you’re the kind of person who likes to check the weather forecast before making plans, you’re going to have another bit of information to consider this July when the provincial environment department will begin to issue air quality forecasts … Continue reading

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Air Pollution Fuels Hospital Visits in Hong Kong

Deteriorating air quality in Hong Kong is sending more people to hospital, says a new survey. According to a pair of researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, who examined day-to-day pollution levels and hospital visits over a six-year … Continue reading

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Sequoia National Park Is Stuck in Pollution Hell

The famed redwoods of Sequoia National Park are slowly yet surely being replaced by another kind of enduring landmark: a sky-spanning carpet of lung-blistering smog. via Sequoia National Park Is Stuck in Pollution Hell – Neighborhoods – The Atlantic Cities.

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Pollution suit against UK government dismissed by court of appeal

European courts may be asked to decide wether Britain acted illegally by proposing not to clean up air pollution in British cities for over a decade after an appeal was dismissed. Pollution suit against UK government dismissed by court of … Continue reading

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