Air pollution
Beijing: Severe air pollution forces suspension of factories and outdoor school work
The level of air pollution in Beijing exceeds by 468% the maximum limit of 50 micrograms of PM 2.5 that qualifies the air as "good" quality, forcing the suspension of factories and outdoor school work. The U.S. Embassy in Beijing reported that pollution in urban areas reached up to 234 micrograms ...
12 states sue President Biden over ‘climate change’ plan
A group of 12 attorneys general filed a joint lawsuit on Monday, March 8, against the Biden administration over the executive order to address alleged "climate change," arguing that in addition to having no authority to do so, the proposed measures will destroy the lives of hundreds of thousands of ...
Research on children’s health risks in doubt over EPA funds
Long-running research projects credited with pivotal discoveries about the harm that pesticides, air pollution and other hazards pose to children are in jeopardy or shutting down because the Environmental Protection Agency will not commit to their continued funding, researchers say. The projects being targeted make up a more than $300 million, ...
Mexico capital advises residents to stay inside due to fires
Mexico City's government warned people Sunday to remain indoors as forest and brush fires carpeted the metropolis in a smoky haze that has alarmed even many of those accustomed to living with nagging air pollution.Outdoor activities on the capital's main avenue continued, although fewer capital dwellers than usual came out ...
Report: Air quality harmed as Texas oil production booms
The production of oil and natural gas in West Texas is booming but it's coming at a cost to residents who are regularly exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to a report issued by an environmental group.The Environmental Integrity Project noted in a report released Thursday that the ...
Lawmakers weigh push to restrict drilling near sacred sites
Federal lawmakers ventured thousands of miles to hear from tribal leaders, archaeologists and others Monday as advocates urge Congress to establish greater restrictions on oil and natural gas drilling near ancient Native American cultural sites in the Southwest.A House subcommittee is exploring the possible effects of air pollution on sacred ...
London taxes older vehicles in bid to fight air pollution
In a bid to fight air pollution, London has introduced one of the world's toughest vehicle emissions standards, placing a tax on older, more polluting cars that drive into the center of the British capital. Starting Monday, the drivers of diesel cars more than 4 years old and of gasoline-powered engines ...
Insider Q&A: Head of EVgo aims to clean up transportation
Cathy Zoi has been promoting clean energy in the power sector for decades, holding leadership posts in both business and government.Then in 2016, greenhouse gas emissions from transportation exceeded the power sector for the first time, and Zoi pivoted to accelerate the transportation sector's transition to clean energy.Zoi, 57, serves ...
Worsening air pollution reducing lifespans in Indonesia
Indonesia's air quality has deteriorated from among the cleanest in the world to one of the most polluted over the past two decades, shaving five years from life expectancy in some regions, researchers say.The study by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago says an increase in coal-fired ...
Update: Students in New Delhi protest for cleaner air
The Latest on global climate protests by students (all times local):8 a.m.In India's capital of New Delhi, schoolchildren are protesting inaction on climate change and rising air pollution levels that often far exceed World Health Organization limits.Activist Greta Thunberg, foreground, participates in a climate protest, in central Stockholm Sweden, Friday, ...
Blacks, Hispanics breathe more pollution than they make
African-Americans and Hispanics breathe in far more deadly air pollution than they are responsible for making, a new study said.A study looked at who is exposed to fine particle pollution — responsible for about 100,000 American deaths a year — and how much different races are responsible for the pollution ...
South Korean air pollution puts focus on government, China
Choking on fine dust, South Koreans say more proactive cooperation with China is likely to have any chance of being effective in the long run
California lawmakers want $100 billion toward clean energy
A group of Democratic California lawmakers called Monday for the state to invest $100 billion to drastically reduce its carbon emissions and reliance on fossil fuels by 2030. A resolution proposed by Democratic Sen. Henry Stern would set the non-binding goal and also declare a climate emergency, citing recent devastating wildfires ...
US keeps air pollution standard established under Obama
U.S. environmental regulators on Tuesday announced they are leaving intact an air quality standard for power plant pollution that can worsen asthma in children, despite calls by health advocates for a tougher standard. The move keeps in place a threshold for sulfur dioxide pollution established in 2010 by the U.S. Environmental ...
Hundreds protest in Germany against ban on older diesel cars
German police say around 800 people have demonstrated in the southwestern city of Stuttgart against a new ban on driving older diesel cars.Stuttgart, a German auto industry center, on Jan. 1 became the first major German city to introduce a large-scale ban on driving older diesel cars with looser emissions ...
Bangkok flies drones, seeks better ideas to improve bad air
A fleet of drones, trucks and small planes are spraying water to try to reduce dust around Bangkok while the governor invited critics to brainstorm better ideas to improve the air quality in the Thai capital.Unhealthy levels of air pollution forced city schools to close Wednesday for the rest of ...
South Korea’s difficult road ahead to combat fine dust
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has announced that resolving the country’s fine dust problem will be one of the policy tasks his administration will undertake
Bangkok schools closed over air pollution concerns
More than 400 schools in Thailand's capital, Bangkok, have been shut as several weeks of dangerously unhealthy air pollution causes increasing concern.Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha directed Bangkok's governor to order the closure of 437 schools from noon Wednesday through the end of the week after officials said the pollution would ...
German official rebuffs call for halt to emissions checks
Germany's environment minister rejected Monday calls for a halt to roadside emissions tests that found excessive air pollution and fueled fears of a widespread ban on diesel cars in cities.An open letter published last week and signed by some 100 doctors questioned whether existing limits on pollutants from cars were ...
Michigan cancer study considers toxic air pollution
Michigan regulators are expanding an investigation into air pollution produced by a medical device manufacturer. The Grand Rapids Press reports that the Department of Environmental Quality this month announced plans to widen air-quality testing around ...
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