Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2023 03:56:16 +0000
T&E analysis shows a big impact on NO2 pollution in European cities; brake particle emissions could be almost halved.
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2023 03:59:25 +0000
Arnold Schwarzenegger has been one of the few Republican champions of climate action. That’s not to say he’s been perfect on the topic, but he has been serious about wanting to address global heating and disruptive climate change. He’s also been a top-notch climate communicator. Talking about climate change in an effective way is a […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 21 May 2023 02:33:52 +0000
Three colleagues from the Union of Concerned Scientists and I were invited to participate in a Toxics Tour in Kansas City. The experience was extremely valuable and I recommend it, especially if you are someone like me who works on environmental justice issues but doesn’t live in a frontline community. Reading articles and books, or […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 16:32:54 +0000
New exhaust emissions rules from the EPA seek to dramatically lower carbon, particulate, and nitrogen oxide emissions from vehicles.
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 21:15:15 +0000
Replacing all of the oldest school buses in the nation could lead to 1.3 million fewer daily absences annually, according to a University of Michigan study. The suspected cause of these preventable absences is exposure to high levels of diesel exhaust fumes, which can leak into school bus cabins or enter buses through open windows. […]
Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2023 21:47:01 +0000
Many studies have been done to demonstrate the health consequences of breathing in the fumes from internal combustion engines, and yet some people still resist the call to move across to a battery electric vehicle (BEV). But what if your car was killing your fur baby? Or, at least, damaging their health? According to Science […]
Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 20:22:49 +0000
A proposed rule unveiled by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on April 5 could considerably tighten the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for power plants, with specific repercussions for coal- and oil-fired generation. The proposed rule seeks to significantly update the 2012–finalized National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Coal- and Oil-Fired […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2023 20:57:13 +0000
Filters fitted to vehicle exhaust systems to remove particulate matter pollution have limited impact on ultrafine particles, new research shows.
Credit to Author: Michael Grinshpun| Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2023 22:59:28 +0000
A new study by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, published in the Science of the Total Environment journal, has found a link between the increased use of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and improved air quality and public health in California. This is one of the first studies using real-world data to show […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2022 12:00:46 +0000
The Canadian government says levying a price on air pollution continues to be the most practical way to battle climate change and simultaneously make life more economical for Canadians. Not only does this policy guarantee that it no longer costs nothing to pollute federally in Canada, but under new rules, for 8 out of 10 […]