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Three-quarters of people living in cities want clean air zones, poll finds
2016-07-04 15:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The UK may be on its way out of the EU but more than three-quarters (76%) of people want clean air zones to bring their cities into line with European standards, according to a YouGov poll. The poll comes as new forecasting suggests London will still breach the limits for another 14 years without further action and the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, prepares to make a major speech on pollution-cutting measures on Tuesday. Around 40,000 Britons die early every year from exposure to pollutants...
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Air Products to Broadcast Fiscal Third Quarter Earnings Teleconference on July 28
2016-07-04 07:30:00| Coatings World Breaking News
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Connecticut still has the worst air pollution in the Northeast
2016-07-03 11:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WiltonBulletin: Fairfield County is the 24th most ozone-polluted county in the United States, according to the American Lung Associations 2016 State of the Air report. Although this is an improvement from last year, when the county ranked 19th most ozone-polluted in the nation, it still has the worst air pollution in the entire Northeast. Nonetheless, Wilton resident and American Lung Association of the Northeast Chair Jonathon Rosen said he was shocked to see Fairfield Countys failing grades and learn that...
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Paris drives old cars off the streets in push to improve air quality
2016-07-02 03:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Paris has banned old cars from its streets in a war on air pollution that environmentalists hope will also drive dirty vehicles from the centres of other European cities. Air pollution, in large part caused by fine particulate fuel emissions, kills 48,000 people each year in France, about 400,000 in Europe and around 3.7 million worldwide, data published by Frances public health agency this month showed. From Friday, any car registered before 1 January 1997 will be banned from the citys streets...
Europe Must Tackle Air Pollution Public Health Crisis
2016-07-01 19:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Friends of the Earth has welcomed air pollution targets for Europe, including the UK, which were revealed today. However, the environment-focused charity notes that national governments, including Britains, have watered down proposals and must now work together in order to save lives. The National Emissions Ceiling Directive, which puts limits on the emissions of harmful pollutants, is an essential piece of the jigsaw in tackling the UKs dangerous air pollution which claims the lives of 40,000...
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