Choking smog returned to the skies of Mexico City this week at levels not seen in more than a decade, prompting fears of more eye-watering days to come as efforts to curb pollution run afoul of the courts and the realities ...
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Mar 18, 2016
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Air pollution causes more than 500,000 premature deaths across Europe each year despite "slowly" improving air quality on the continent, the EU's environment authority said Wednesday.
Environment
Oct 11, 2017
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It's a simple question that sounds a little like a modest proposal: "Should we cut down all the oak trees?" asks Tom Sharkey, a University Distinguished Professor in the Plant Resilience Institute at Michigan State University.
Environment
Oct 5, 2023
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Britain said Wednesday it will outlaw the sale of new diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2040 in a bid to cut air pollution but environmental groups said the proposals did not go far enough.
Environment
Jul 26, 2017
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Replacing traditional cooking fires and stoves in the developing world with "cleaner" stoves is a potential strategy to reduce household air pollution that worsens climate change and is a leading global killer.
Environment
Jul 27, 2016
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Americans' fervor for Fourth of July fireworks has some unfortunate side effects.
Environment
Jul 4, 2018
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New Delhi suffered a rare summer air pollution alert Monday as dust storms and heat over northern India took smog to hazardous levels.
Environment
May 13, 2019
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Millions of people die prematurely every year from diseases and cancer caused by air pollution. The first line of defense against this carnage is ambient air quality standards. Yet, according to researchers from McGill University, ...
Environment
Mar 11, 2021
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Cleaner air in United States and Europe is brewing more Atlantic hurricanes, a new U.S. government study found.
Earth Sciences
May 11, 2022
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India could make a major dent in air pollution by curbing emissions from dirty household fuels such as wood, dung, coal and kerosene, shows a new analysis led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and the ...
Environment
Apr 19, 2019
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