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‘Smog emergency’ forces traffic bans across Italian cities
Italy’s biggest cities have been forced to ban hundreds of thousands of vehicles from the roads after days of persistent smog. Air pollution has spiked above normal levels for up to ten consecutive days in Milan, Rome, Florence, Turin, Venice … Continue reading
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January 15, 2020
Tagged Air Pollution, Emilia-Romagna, Florence, Italy, Milan, PM10, Rome, Turin, Venice
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Air pollution hotspots in Europe
Big cities beset with gridlocked traffic, major regions producing coal, pockets of heavy industry encased by mountains—Europe’s air pollution hotspots are clearly visible from space on most sunny weekdays. All across the continent, tens of millions of people live and … Continue reading
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May 20, 2019
Tagged Air Pollution, Athens, Bratislava, Bucharest, Budapest, Bulgaria, coal, diesel exhaust fumes, European Environment Agency (EEA), Italy, Krakow, London, Lyon, Marseille, Milan, Munich, Nicosia, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, NOx, Ozone O3, Paris, PM2.5, Poland, Prague, Rome, Sofia, Stuttgart, Turin, Vienna, Warsaw
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Air pollution knocks almost one year off the average European’s life: WHO
Nine out of ten people worldwide breathe polluted air daily, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). That means 91% of the world’s population are living in places where air quality exceeds guideline limits. Air pollution is thought to directly … Continue reading
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February 20, 2019
Tagged Air Pollution, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bucharest, Bulgaria, EU, Europe, European Environment Agency (EEA), Health Effects of Air Pollution, Italy, London, Macedonia, Milan, Naples, PM - Particulate Matter, PM10, Poland, Pszczyna, Romania, Rome, Skopje, Tetovo, Turin, Tuzla, UK, World Heath Organization (WHO), Zywiec
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Italian cities top smog index as EU ministers face air pollution grilling
Pressure has increased on Italy’s environment minister ahead of a crucial meeting in Brussels after the World Health Organisation revealed that three Italian cities are the worst in Europe in terms of air pollution and smog. Turin, Milan and Naples … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Italy
Tagged Air Pollution, EU, Italy, Milan, PM10, Turin, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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Milan and Turin ban automobiles to fight smog and air air pollution
A pair of northern ‘s largest cities have introduced traffic restrictions in a bid to tackle and smog. Bans on certain types of vehicle have been introduced temporarily in and , both of which have exceeded safe limits for pollution in recent … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Italy
Tagged Air Pollution, diesel exhaust fumes, Euro 4, Euro 5, Italy, Milan, PM10, Turin
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These 25 cities have the worst air quality in Italy
Dozens of Italian cities are in the air pollution danger zone. That’s according to environmental non-profit Legambiente, which released a special report this week detailing the scale of Italy’s pollution problems. By mid-October 25 Italian cities had already exceeded the European … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Italy
Tagged Air Pollution, Italy, Milan, Padova, Turin, Venice
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EU auditors to assess anti-pollution efforts by testing Brussels air
The European Court of Auditors is to embark on a comprehensive review of the European Union’s efforts to curb air pollution, the main environmental cause of premature deaths in the EU, the court said on Thursday (21 September). The Luxembourg-based Court will … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Germany, Italy, Poland
Tagged Air Pollution, Belgium, Brussels, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, EU - European Union, Germany, Italy, Krakow, Milan, Poland, Sofia, Stuttgart
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