Tag Archives: Air Pollution

Haifa residents step up protest against air pollution

Over one thousand activists and Haifa area residents reignited protests Sunday over Health Ministry findings that linked heightened cancer rates in the city with high levels of air pollution. Carrying signs reading “we’re suffocating,” and wearing anti-pollution masks, protesters gathered in … Continue reading

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For the youngest and oldest, air pollution may have serious health consequences

The effect of air pollution on climate change is well-documented, but two new studies show that it may also pose surprising dangers to public health On Wednesday, California Governor Jerry Brown announced an ambitious plan to reduce the state’s carbon … Continue reading

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The dirty truth: Four out of every 10 Americans live with unhealthy levels of air pollution

The American Lung Association’s yearly State of the Air report ranked the cleanest and dirtiest metropolitan areas California’s cities were among the dirtiest in the country Fresno, Bakersfield and Visalia, California ranked as the worst for air pollution Prescott, Arizona, … Continue reading

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Supreme court orders UK to draw up air pollution cleanup plan

UK’s failure to meet EU limits on nitrogen dioxide must be tackled, court rules in case brought by NGO ClientEarth over government’s failure to act The supreme court has ordered the government to make plans for tackling the UK’s air … Continue reading

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Air pollution causes low birth weight, Beijing study shows

The reduction in air pollution achieved during the 2008 Beijing Olympics resulted in an increase in birth weight, new research has shown Air pollution causes babies to be born smaller, according to a study of babies born just after the … Continue reading

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Londoners demand David Cameron and Ed Miliband tackle London’s ‘toxic’ air pollution

Londoners today demanded David Cameron and Ed Miliband do more to tackle “toxic” air pollution blighting the city. Ahead of a Supreme Court judgement on Britain’s failure to meet a key EU air quality standard, nearly seven out of ten … Continue reading

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Air pollution costs European economies US$ 1.6 trillion a year in diseases and deaths, new WHO study says

A staggering US$ 1.6 trillion is the economic cost of the approximate 600 000 premature deaths and of the diseases caused by air pollution in the WHO European Region in 2010, according to the first-ever study of these costs conducted … Continue reading

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German cities show excessive air pollution levels

In many cities, air pollution from fine dust particles and nitrogen dioxide exceeds the maximum threshold levels, according to a new report from the Environment Ministry. EurActiv Germany reports. Residents of Stuttgart are currently exposed to the highest pollution levels … Continue reading

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