Tag: air pollution
Concept hybrid planes could reduce deadly air pollution by 95 percent
“If you want to get to a net-zero aviation sector, this is a potential way of solving the air pollution part of it, which is significant, and in a way that’s technologically quite viable.”
Air pollution is linked to permanent vision loss, study finds
University College London researchers hypothesized that air pollution might heighten the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration.
US air pollution regulation saved over 1.5 billion birds
“Our research shows that the benefits of environmental regulation have likely been underestimated.”
This Indian startup turns polluted air into climate-friendly tiles
Indian startup Carbon Craft Design (CCD)'s ultimate vision is to construct a "carbon-conscious building" with each component derived from processing air pollutants.
Environmental groups oppose Shell request to increase air pollution limits for...
“[Particulate matter] is responsible for more deaths and sickness than any other air pollutant in the world.”
Trump administration finalizes two rules that ease methane gas regulations
While environmentalists and large oil companies including Shell, BP and ExxonMobil oppose the changes to the rules, the Trump administration said the move will benefit smaller producers.
Reducing air pollution has helped children in northeast U.S., study finds
“Because of biological vulnerability, developing fetuses and young [children] are disproportionately affected by air pollution and climate change.”
Report: Nearly half of Americans breathing unhealthy air
The EPA recently announced it would not be strengthening the standard for particle pollution or soot, despite the agency’s own analysis showing that strengthening the standard by 25 percent could save 12,500 lives per year.
Burning fossil fuels made coronavirus death rate worse, and kills 200K...
Coal companies and Big Oil like ExxonMobil and all those fracking companies are thus killing off a million Americans every five years.
Massive drop in air pollution amid coronavirus makes Himalayan Mountain Range...
"The nationwide Janta Curfew on March 22, 2020 and lock down since March 24, 2020, have resulted in significant improvement in air quality in the country, as revealed by data analysis and comparison of data for time before enforcement of restrictions."