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London's streets for the future revealed
Get ready for London to become home to the streets of the future. Four schemes have been awarded funding by Transport for London, including an "intelligent" energy-generating side-street in the West...
View ArticleThe Clean Power Plan, the Supreme Court's Stay, and Irreparable Harm
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court controversially stayed implementation of the Clean Power Plan (CPP), the cornerstone of the Obama administration's climate policy, while twenty-nine states proceed...
View ArticleMartinez oil refinery fined for air-quality violations
Oil giant Tesoro Corp. has yet again agreed to pay fines to settle air quality violations — this time forking over more than a half-million dollars for three dozen 2012 infractions at its refinery in...
View ArticleThe Grim Pollution Picture in the Former Soviet Union
Image: Stock Photo. FreeImages.com/Sean Carpenter Guests staying at a modern hotel in Sochi, Russia, for the 2014 Winter Olympics recall signs in English next to their water faucets that read: "Do not...
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India’s Car Ban Proved Largely Ineffective, But It Could Still Hold Some Value
The next time you make a funny face while smelling the exhaust fumes of a car passing by on a cold morning, just think about what other people around the world are having to go through each day. The...
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China to close more than 1,000 coal mines this year
China is planning on shutting down more than 1,000 coal mines this year to counter a mammoth supply glut, the country's energy regulator said today. The Asian superpower is the world's largest...
View ArticleIndia's air is now more polluted than China's: Greenpeace
For the first time in the 21st century, India has overtaken China's air pollution levels. In 2015, the average particulate matter exposure was higher in India than China, according to a new Greenpeace...
View ArticleAir Pollution Causes Weight Gain in Lab Rats
Breathing polluted air is not only bad for your lungs, it might cause you to gain weight, according to a new study. Writing in the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental...
View ArticleBeijing will raise the threshold for issuing 'red alerts' for smog
Beijing's environmental protection bureau announced that the country will alter the criteria for issuing pollution alerts starting in March. This news comes after the Chinese capital issued two "red...
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Beijing to Raise the Bar for Issuing Smog Alerts
Two months after heavy smog in Beijing signaled the first two “red alerts” in the Chinese capital, state-run mouthpiece Xinhua reported on Feb. 21 that municipal authorities would be increasing the...
View ArticleProcessing Magazine Accepting Nominations for 2016 Breakthrough Products of...
Annual awards recognize engineering-driven equipment and instrumentation suppliers to the process industries Birmingham, Ala (PRWEB) February 23, 2016 Processing magazine, part of Grand View Media’s...
View ArticleNew App Gives Air Quality Forecast to Sacramento Region Residents
SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (AQMD) has launched an app, which gives daily air quality forecasts and air pollution conditions to...
View ArticleCould air pollution be making us fat?
A study looks at whether extreme air pollution in Beijing could have an impact on weight gain Reported by CBS News 23 hours ago.
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Air Pollution Is Making You Fat, New Research Shows
Need another reason to hate air pollution? It might be making you fat. A study published in the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) found that air...
View ArticleCutting Carbon Emissions Could Save Lives Sooner Than You May Think
Slashing carbon emissions won’t just ease global warming. It could also save thousands of lives in the U.S. by drastically reducing deaths caused by air pollution. The cuts in carbon emissions needed...
View ArticleIn 1973, teens got stoned in front of a government photographer
Image: Marc St. Gil/National Archives In the 1970s, the newly created Environmental Protection Agency commissioned nearly 100 photographers to document environmental issues around the country Marc St....
View ArticleThis scientist is connecting the dots between air pollution and dementia
At first blush, you might not think air quality is related to brain health. But what if the two are connected? Reported by ajc.com 5 hours ago.
View ArticleFormer Pop Star Investor Launches New VC Firm, Targets China and Developing...
Here's a question you probably don't think about that often: what's so special about the year 1955? Besides the resignation of Winston Churchill and the passing of Albert Einstein, 1955 was also...
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NASA Partners on Air Quality Study in East Asia
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 25, 2016 NASA and the Republic of Korea are developing plans for a cooperative field study of air quality in May and June to advance the ability to monitor air pollution...
View ArticleNo sign of Portland-like air pollution in Seattle
Officials with state and local agencies say they haven't seen any signs of the kinds of pollution that's had Portland officials scrambling. Reported by SeattlePI.com 16 hours ago.
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