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Poorest Cities Have the Most Polluted Air
2016-05-12 10:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: Only cleaner transport, more efficient energy production and improved waste management can move the world`s poorest cities to reduce their air pollution -- currently up to 10 times higher than levels approved by the World Health Organization, the world`s top health agency said in a new report released today. More than 80 percent of the people living in urban areas that monitor air pollution are exposed to air quality levels that exceed the World Health Organization (WHO) limits, the UN`s health...
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Alert! America's Most Polluted Cities Revealed in 2016 State of Air Report
2016-04-27 13:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: According to the American Lung Association (ALA), more than half of the American population resides in "unhealthy hot spots." Are you one of them? In its annual "State of the Air" report for 2016, ALA rounds out the cities with the most polluted air by considering two types of air pollution: ozone and particle pollution, measured in short-term spikes and year-long average. Of the total American population, there is an estimated number of 166 million Americans at risk of premature death, the report...
The 10 most polluted cities in America
2016-04-23 17:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yahoo: How clean is the air in your city? In its annual 'State of the Air' report for 2016, the American Lung Association reports that despite the continued improvement in air quality, there are still over 166 million Americans at risk of averse health effects on account of unhealthy air throughout the country. "Thanks to cleaner power plants and cleaner vehicles, we see a continued reduction of ozone and year-round particle pollution in the 2016 'State of the Air' report. However, climate change has...
Peru pipeline leaks in Amazon; Two rivers polluted, agency says
2016-02-23 03:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Ruptures in Peru's main oil pipeline have spilled 3,000 barrels of crude in an Amazonian region, operator Petroperu said Monday, and the oil has polluted two rivers native villages rely on for water, according to government officials. Two breaks in the pipeline have halted transportation of 5,000 to 6,000 barrels of oil per day, state-owned Petroperu said. The oil has poured into the Chiriaco and Morona rivers in northwestern Peru, said national environmental regulator OEFA. At least eight...
VW May Be Forced to Clean the Air Its Diesel Cars Polluted
2016-02-22 22:11:00| Automakers - Topix.net
Volkswagen AG may have to do more than fix half-a-million cars implicated in an emissions-cheating scandal: It also could be forced to undo the environmental damage. Environmental and consumer groups are pushing the federal government to consider a long list of possible reparations, from a VW-funded program to build the infrastructure to power electric cars to high fines to cleaning up five times the amount of pollution released by the dirty diesel engines.
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