Tag Archives: Air Pollution

Air pollution from ground-level ozone prompts health advisory for Wednesday 

An air quality alert in effect from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. tomorrow (Wednesday, July 6) for Suffolk and Nassau counties, the five boroughs of NYC, and Westchester, Rockland, Orange and Putnam counties. The New York State Department of Environmental … Continue reading

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Cars older than 2005 may have to pay extra London ‘air pollution charge’

Cars made before 2005 may have to pay an additional charge for entering the congestion zone in London, under proposals put forward by the mayor. Diesel cars could have to pay an additional charge to come into inner London by … Continue reading

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How air pollution affects your health – infographic 

Exposure to air pollutants has been linked to suppressed lung growth, asthma, heart disease, foetal brain growth damage and the onset of diabetes Air pollution is causing long-term impairment to children’s lungs, according to studies in the US and UK. … Continue reading

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Children in hundreds of London schools exposed to illegal levels of air pollution

Over 400 schools across London are currently exceeding legal air pollution limits, new figures released on Friday by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has shown. The analysis shows 443 schools across the capital are exposed to air quality in … Continue reading

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Paris drives old cars off the streets in push to improve air quality 

Vehicles made before January 1997 banned from streets of French capital from 8am to 8pm, Monday to Friday Paris has banned old cars from its streets in a war on air pollution that environmentalists hope will also drive dirty vehicles … Continue reading

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Air pollution linked to increased rates of kidney disease: Regions in China with high levels of fine particulate air pollution have elevated rates of membranous nephropathy 

While air pollution is known to cause respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, a new study indicates that it also likely causes damage to the kidneys. While air pollution is known to cause respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, a new study indicates that … Continue reading

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Household fuels a major contributor to Beijing’s infamous air pollution: China’s plan to reduce Beijing pollution must include household fuels, surrounding regions

Because of uncontrolled and inefficient combustion of solid fuels in household devices, emission reductions from the residential sector may have greater air-quality benefits in the North China Plain, including Beijing, than reductions from other sectors, such as vehicles and power … Continue reading

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UK coal power station in breach of EU air pollution law 

ENDS report: Defra and the Welsh government are likely to have to pay European commission’s legal costs for breaching air pollution rules at Aberthaw power station The UK breached EU law by allowing a coal-fired power station to emit too … Continue reading

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