Tag: air pollution
People of color in U.S. more likely to breathe six types...
“For all years and pollutants, the racial/ethnic group with the highest national average exposure was a racial/ethnic minority group,”
What’s polluting the air? Not even the EPA can say.
Despite the high stakes for public health, the EPA relies on emissions data it knows to be inaccurate. To expose toxic hot spots, we first had to get the facts straight.
Top cancerous air pollution sites in US revealed
The worst three are in Louisiana's "Cancer Alley," five of the top 20 are in Texas, and predominantly Black areas experience double the cancer risk of white areas.
EPA to reconsider the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone
"The Environmental Protection Agency now has an opportunity to strengthen our national, health-based standards for ground-level ozone."
Smoke from western wildfires to spread as far as New York
Wildfire smoke is a problem because it contributes to air pollution.
France moves to ban short-haul flights
This is not the first time that climate measures and aviation bailouts have coincided in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Teenage activists post signs to warn of toxic air in London...
"We took action so that lawmakers, decision makers and politicians finally take this climate and air quality crisis seriously, for everyone's sake."
Wildfire smoke is more toxic than other forms of air pollution,...
“Anything we can do today to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and stabilize the global climate system will have significant benefits.”
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.
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730 million people faced hunger last year: A global crisis demanding urgent action
The latest UN report reveals alarming levels of hunger and malnutrition, highlighting the need for urgent political and financial commitments to address food insecurity worldwide.