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In Times of Pollution, Watchdog Remains Headless
2015-12-19 17:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Indian Express: Even as there is a hue and cry over rising pollution in Delhi, the post of chief of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has been lying vacant for nearly four years as the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change hasnt been able to find a suitable scientist. The principal role of the Central Pollution Control Board, constituted in September 1974, is to promote the prevention and control of water and air pollution in the country. It also has an important role in Prime Minister...
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Iran closes capital's schools due to air pollution
2015-12-19 14:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Iran is to close schools for two days in Tehran, an official said on Saturday, following air pollution three times the acceptable level that has blanketed the city in smog. Air quality in Iran's capital was the worst for at least nine months this week, media said, and airborne particles from car emissions were at "seven times the standard level". "All schools will be closed on Sunday in Tehran and in the... towns of Shahr-Rey and Islam-Shahr (both south of the capital)," said environment official...
Beijing on pollution 'red alert', but smog not as severe as forecast
2015-12-19 05:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China's capital Beijing was bracing for four days of choking smog starting Saturday, but residents said the haze was less severe than forecast, with some questioning why the government had issued its highest air pollution alert. China had warned residents across a large part of its north on Friday to prepare for a wave of severe smog arriving over the weekend, the worst of which would hit Beijing, prompting the capital to issue its second ever "red alert". A red alert is triggered when the...
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Beijing issues second 'red alert' in history for deadly air pollution
2015-12-18 09:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: The Chinese government issued the second-ever "red alert" for deadly air pollution in the capital city of Beijing on Friday, putting the city's 22.5 million people on notice that the air contains an unhealthy amount of pollution. The alert triggered sharp restrictions on vehicle traffic, with half of the city's cars forced off the road each day, and forced authorities to close city schools. The alert is the second red alert in one week. Prior to December 8, no red alert had ever been issued for...
Illegal air pollution will blight many UK cities for at least five years
2015-12-17 14:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Dozens of UK cities including London, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Cardiff and Edinburgh will still be in breach of EU limits on air pollution for at least the next five years, despite an air quality action plan issued by the government on Thursday. The plan is a response to a supreme court ruling in April on the governments failure to meet European limits of harmful NOx gases, which are mostly caused by diesel traffic and blamed for nearly 9,500 premature deaths each year in London alone. But...
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