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Tag Archives: Canada
Pierce County burn ban for smoky air includes barbecues, campfires
Diminished air quality prompted the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency to ban all outdoor burning in the region Wednesday. The state 1 burn ban went into effect at 4 p.m. for Pierce, King, Snohomish and Kitsap counties because smoke from British … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, USA & Canada
Tagged Air Pollution, Canada, USA, Washington, wildfires
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B.C. wildfires cause light orange haze over Vancouver in wake of air quality advisory
Vancouver residents are experiencing a small taste of what others in the B.C. Interior have been enduring for nearly a month. This morning, a light orange haze has descended over Vancouver. The misty skies are the result of smoke being … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, Canada, PM2.5, Vancouver, wildfires
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Environment Canada alerts of increased air pollution due to ozone
Environment Canada has issued a statement alerting residents of possible increased air pollution for July 18. The statement affects all of York Region and other parts of the GTA. Environment Canada says “hot and sunny conditions are expected to cause … Continue reading
Air pollution results in 7,700 premature deaths in Canada each year: report
Air pollution cost Canadian families an estimated $36 billion in 2015 due to premature death and illness, a new research report says. The report, Costs of Pollution in Canada, is a compilation of scientific data on all aspects of pollution, … Continue reading
Air Pollution in Subway Systems May Be Much Worse Than We Realized
As anyone who has ridden the subway knows, the air down there is unpleasant. New research done in Canada shows that air pollution levels in Toronto’s subway system are ten times greater than those above ground. It’s a troubling realization … Continue reading
London’s quality of life ranking slips over pollution and traffic
London has slipped down a list of the best cities in the world for quality of life due to high levels of traffic and pollution. The capital placed 40th in the 19th annual Mercer Quality of Life Survey. London was … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Australia & Oceania, Europe, Germany, London, Middle East, UK, USA & Canada
Tagged Air Pollution, Auckland, Australia, Austria, Baghdad, Canada, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Germany, Iraq, London, London Mayor, Munich, New Zealand, Sadiq Khan, Switzerland, Sydney, UK, Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), Vancouver, Vienna, Zurich
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From Oslo to Paris, these major cities have plans to go car-free
In late 2016, Madrid’s Mayor Manuela Carmena reiterated her plan to kick personal cars out of the city center. On Spanish radio network Cadena Ser, she confirmed that Madrid’s main avenue, the Gran Vía, will only allow access to bikes, … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China, Europe, France, Germany, Latin America, London, Mexico, Spain, UK, USA & Canada
Tagged Air Pollution, Athens, Belgium, Brussels, Canada, Carbon Dioxide CO2, Chengdu, China, Copenhagen, Denmark, diesel exhaust fumes, France, Germany, Greece, Hamburg, London, Madrid, Mexico, Mexico City, New York City, Norway, Oslo, Paris, Spain, UK, USA, Vancouver
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Living near major traffic linked to higher risk of dementia
People who live close to high-traffic roadways face a higher risk of developing dementia than those who live further away, new research from Public Health Ontario (PHO) and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) has found. Led by PHO … Continue reading
