Tag Archives: Air Pollution

Air pollution socks in much of Idaho | Fire Season

With most of the state’s air ranking in the orange, red or dreaded purple category, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued alerts Friday that banned outdoor burning in every county. Some individual areas have seen worse conditions this year, … Continue reading

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Air Quality Endangered by Fires in Washington

Forest fires that have blazed for days in central Washington state have taken a toll on the region’s air quality, state officials said Thursday, with smoke darkening the skies and residents told to stay indoors with their windows shut. Near … Continue reading

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Birdlip air pollution: Gloucestershire MEP demands action

Air pollution at a traffic hotspot in Birdlip, Gloucestershire, needs to be investigated, an MEP is demanding. Sir Graham Watson, the Liberal Democrat Euro MP for the South West, is writing to the government and hopes the matter will be … Continue reading

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Aging, polluting school buses remain on Californian roads

Tens of thousands of California schoolchildren ride aging school buses that emit harmful pollutants, an analysis of state data shows. Unlike many states, California does not require bus owners to take buses off the road after a set number of … Continue reading

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Air pollution in Korea worse than Japan and US

Korea has more air pollutants than Japan and the United States, according to a joint study by the National Institute of Environmental Korea and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States. The report said the amount … Continue reading

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Asia’s mega-cities urged to think green

Asian urbanization still has a long way to go, with the number and size of cities getting ever larger. In 2010, the urban share of Asia’s population was still only 43 per cent, compared to 52 per cent worldwide. By … Continue reading

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You Can Literally Hear What Pollution Sounds Like

In the flat lands of California’s Central Valley, oil pumps obscured by waving lines of fuel-richened air dip and rise on the horizon. Two hundred miles to the north and west, aging eighteen-wheelers pound through an urban bypass tunnel, staining … Continue reading

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Singapore in year’s worst pollution as Indonesia haze hits

As of midday local time (0400 GMT) the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) reading ranged from 60 to 72, according to the government agency for the environment. A reading between 51 to 100 is in the moderate range. The reading also … Continue reading

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