Published by The New York Times Science & Environment About half of the premature deaths caused by poor air quality are linked to pollutants that blow in from other states, a new study found. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/12/climate/air-pollution-health.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The poor air quality is making equipment harder to operate, and some workers have had to take leave to fight fires. The irony was not lost on many in Australia. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/21/business/coal-company-bhp-smoke.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service SYDNEY, Australia, December 23, 2019 (ENS) – As hundreds of climate change-fueled bushfires blaze across Australia, Sydney and New South Wales north coast residents continue to suffer from toxic air quality as a result of fires burning through the state. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2019/12/23/deadly-australian-bushfires-linked-to-climate-change/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Also this week: air pollution in augmented reality, and new climate talks Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/climate/nyt-climate-newsletter-holiday-lights.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A study from the Lancet points to infectious diseases, worsening air pollution, rising temperatures and even malnutrition as threats to child health as the climate changes. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/climate/climate-change-child-health.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As concerns about air pollution rise, India has mandated only eco-friendly fireworks ahead of the festival of Diwali. Manufacturers are skeptical, and desperate. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/23/world/asia/india-pollution-fireworks.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new study published on Monday adds to growing evidence of the negative health effects of air pollution on pregnant women and their fetuses. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/world/asia/china-air-pollution-miscarriages-study.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Green roofs can save energy, reduce air pollution and attract residents with their appealing look. Now, cities worldwide are enshrining them into law. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/09/realestate/the-green-roof-revolution.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Saying California has the worst air quality in the country, the E.P.A. chief fires the latest salvo in an escalating battle over clean air and states’ rights. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/24/climate/trump-california-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (July 17, 2019) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual report on air quality, tracking our nation’s progress in improving air quality since the passage of the Clean Air Act. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/air-pollution-trends-show-cleaner-air-growing-economy-0
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, June 6, 2019 (ENS) – “It is time to act decisively. My message to governments is clear: tax pollution; end fossil fuel subsidies; and stop building new coal plants. We need a green economy, not a grey economy,” declared UN Secretary-General António Guterres Wednesday in […]
Published by the Environmental News Service VICTORIA, British Columbia, Canada, June 1, 2019 (ENS) – In a move aimed at removing a major source of air pollution and climate change, the provincial government has put British Columbia on a path to require the sale of all new light-duty cars and trucks to be zero-emission vehicles […]
The following blog is a segment of a three part series regarding EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program. Part I: The Science For years, scientists have investigated formaldehyde chemistry to help determine appropriate regulatory levels, safe exposure threshold levels, and whether there is any causal link between formaldehyde exposure and cancer. Since the 1990s, […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (February 26, 2019) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its final decision to retain without changes to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for sulfur dioxide (SO2). Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-retains-national-ambient-air-quality-standards-sulfur-dioxide
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, January 8, 2019 (ENS) – All along the U.S. Atlantic coast, nine Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states have decided to jointly develop cleaner transportation systems that reduce congestion, promote walking, bicycling and transit, support innovation and economic growth, improve air quality, and build resilience to extreme weather. Read […]
Published by the Environmental News Service KATOWICE, Poland, December 5, 2018 (ENS) – Meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate could save about a million lives a year worldwide by 2050 through reductions in air pollution alone, finds a new World Health Organization report released today at COP24, the ongoing UN climate conference. […]
Photograph courtesy of Todd Sims This week in Chicago, architects, designers, builders and product manufacturers are gathering at Greenbuild 2018, to learn about, discuss and be inspired by the latest trends in high-performance, sustainable, resilient buildings designed and constructed with the goal of helping to enhance our health and well-being. “Human By Nature,” the Greenbuild […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final state implementation plan (SIP) Requirements Rule for implementing the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-issues-final-state-plans-rule-ensure-attainment-standards-ground-level-ozone
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an update to its Smoke Sense mobile application, which can help users learn about air quality conditions during a wildfire and how to protect their health from smoke. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-update-smoke-sense-mobile-app-enhance-access-air-quality-conditions
Published by Ocean Conservancy Imagine you are on a ship in the Arctic—and it runs aground. You can hear the sound of metal grinding as the ship slowly lists to the side. The crew are busy sealing windows and checking on lifeboats. Rescue is at hand… except it takes an agonizing 16 hours for the nearest […]