Beijing residents stayed indoors, schools were closed and limits on cars, factories and construction sites kept pollution from spiking even higher on Wednesday, the second of three days of restrictions triggered by the city's ...
Environment
Dec 9, 2015
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Beijing issued its first-ever red alert for smog on Monday, urging schools to close and invoking restrictions on factories and traffic that will keep half of the city's vehicles off the roads.
Environment
Dec 7, 2015
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Lava flowing from a Hawaii volcano is inspiring innovative ideas from schoolchildren on how to deal with the effects of the molten rock.
Earth Sciences
Nov 17, 2014
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Air pollution in Singapore rose to unhealthy levels Monday, blanketing the city-state's skyline with clouds of smog from fires raging across giant rainforests in the neighbouring Indonesian island of Sumatra, officials said.
Environment
Sep 15, 2014
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The Environmental Protection Agency's staff concludes that the government needs to tighten smog rules by somewhere between 7 and 20 percent.
Environment
Aug 30, 2014
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Despite a significant reduction in smog-producing toxins in past decade, GTA still violates Canada's ozone standards
Environment
Aug 21, 2014
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Congested freeways crawling with cars and trucks are notorious for causing smog in Los Angeles, but a new study finds that heavy airplane traffic can contribute even more pollution, and the effect continues for up to 10 miles ...
Environment
May 29, 2014
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A federal court is giving the Obama administration a deadline for updating federal standards for smog that are more than a year overdue.
Environment
Apr 30, 2014
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Greece's government Wednesday ruled out reducing a tax on heating oil despite a sharp increase in smog resulting from extensive wood-burning.
Environment
Dec 25, 2013
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Greek authorities on Monday offered free electricity to low-income families on certain days, after smog rose sharply as hard-hit residents increasingly shun fuel for cheaper firewood to heat their homes.
Environment
Dec 23, 2013
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