Tag Archives: Air Pollution

Missouri regulators approve change in air pollution fees

An increase in the fees paid by Missouri’s polluters is set to take effect by January 2016. The Missouri Air Conservation Commission voted Tuesday to proceed with the new fees after Missouri Department of Natural Resources staff spent the summer working with … Continue reading →

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Air Pollution and Extreme Weather Combine to Kill

Particulates, ozone and smog coupled with extreme temperatures form a more dangerous health threat than these problems would be individually, researchers have found. The combined threat is apparent in both hot and cold ends of the temperature spectrum. Scientists have … Continue reading →

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Air Quality Health Advisory Issued For New York State

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Joe Martens and State Department of Health (DOH) Acting Commissioner Howard Zucker, M.D., J.D., issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for the New York City Metro and Long Island regions of … Continue reading →

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China Issues Tax Breaks for Green Cars to Tackle Air Pollution

China has introduced tax breaks on sales of electric cars, in an attempt to reduce pollution in the world’s most populous country. The measure is targeted at sales of energy efficient cars made by Chinese manufacturers. The country’s Ministry of Industry … Continue reading →

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Front Range air pollution surprises researchers

Researchers who examined air pollution along northern Colorado’s Front Range said they were surprised by how much harmful ozone and ozone-causing chemicals are drifting into the mountains from urban and rural areas below. “Really, all the way up to the … Continue reading →

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Trash burning worldwide significantly worsens air pollution

Unregulated trash burning around the globe is pumping far more pollution into the atmosphere than shown by official records. A new study led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research estimates that more than 40 percent of the world’s garbage … Continue reading →

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Countries with the worst air pollution ranked by World Health Organisation

THERE are some countries in the world where the air is so polluted you can forget about coming home with a healthy holiday glow. The World Health Organization (WHO) released its 2014 report into global air pollution with some concerning … Continue reading →

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Date of Boris’s air quality evidence to MPs announced

Boris Johnson is to be quizzed by MPs about his environmental policies and their part in cleaning up London’s air quality on September 10th. The Mayor and his senior environment advisor, Matthew Pencharz, will appear before the Environmental Audit Committee … Continue reading →

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