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 […]
Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2022 22:19:11 +0000
WASHINGTON — A proposed air pollution exemption now before Congress would harm U.S. air quality and Americans’ health and welfare, according to testimony that was delivered to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in a hearing that convened today at 10:00 am ET. The Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2021 (S.2736) would significantly […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2022 03:28:23 +0000
CHICAGO, Aug. 22, 2022 — Studies have shown that pollution, whether from factories or traffic-snarled roads, disproportionately affects communities where economically disadvantaged people and Hispanic, Black and Asian people live. As technology has improved, scientists have begun documenting these disparities in detail, but information on daily variations has been lacking. Today, scientists report preliminary work […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2022 02:23:05 +0000
The world’s biggest cities and urban areas face some of the worst air quality on the planet, according to a new report published by HEI. The report, Air Quality and Health in Cities, released by HEI’s State of Global Air Initiative, provides a comprehensive and detailed analysis of air pollution and global health impacts for […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 16:35:03 +0000
A $200 filter could dramatically lower particulate emissions from gasoline engines.
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 16:44:02 +0000
The Biden administration has proposed strict new limits on pollution from heavy trucks. The last time that tailpipe standards were tightened was over 20 years ago.
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2022 04:10:03 +0000
New emissions limits expected last year have been postponed again. That puts EU citizens’ health and lives at risk, T&E tells the European Commission.
Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 04:03:29 +0000
In Texas, methane leaking from fracking sites is not only heating the planet. It’s also making people ill. Locals have reported headaches, nosebleeds, and respiratory problems, and they are calling on fossil fuel companies to clean up their act
Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 00:40:43 +0000
International consensus on cross-border environmental issues has been difficult to achieve, but the 40-year-old Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air-Pollution (or LRTAP as it is known to development professionals) has enjoyed great, if largely unsung, success in the fight against air pollution and climate change