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Smog slowly subsides across UK, but city air pollution remains
2014-04-06 13:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The high levels of pollution have subsided across many parts of the UK, after the most vulnerable were told to stay indoors and avoid heavy exercise for the best part of a week. Concerns were raised on Tuesday after a combination of events including wind, warming temperatures, dust from a Saharan sandstorm and transport emissions triggered extremely high levels of air pollution. Cleaner air from the Atlantic has forced the smog to subside. The event led to a 14% rise in 999 calls made to the...
UK smog: David Cameron accused misunderstanding air pollution crisis
2014-04-03 21:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: David Cameron has come under withering attack from the European Commission, accused of failing to get to grips with the levels of air pollution in Britain after he labelled the smog afflicting parts of the country a "naturally occurring weather phenomenon". As ambulance services in London reported a 14% spike in 999 calls due to breathing problems and forecasters predicted the poor conditions would subside by the weekend, Cameron urged people to take heed of warnings from the Met Office and public...
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Anadarko Petroleum settles pollution clean-up claims for $5.15 billion
2014-04-03 21:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Energy company Anadarko Petroleum Corp agreed on Thursday to pay more than $5 billion to clean up areas across the United States polluted by nuclear fuel, wood creosote and rocket fuel waste that caused cancer and other health problems. The agreement resolves a long-running lawsuit against the Kerr-McGee energy and chemical company, which Anadarko bought in 2006. The case was brought by a trust representing the U.S. government, 11 state governments, Indian tribes and individuals. The trust...
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Smog alert: 'very high' air pollution levels spread across England - live
2014-04-03 10:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: David Cameron has dismissed the smog alert as a "naturally occurring weather phenomenon". He made the remark in his interview to BBC1's Breakfast, when he also revealed he skipped his morning run. PA quoted the prime minister saying: It is unpleasant, and you can feel it in the air. The advice I would give to people is listen very carefully to what the Met Office is saying about the weather. Public Health England's website, you can look at that. Or just go to gov.uk, which is the Government's...
United Kingdom: Air pollution: What they are not telling us about smog
2014-04-03 07:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Suddenly we are all hearing about air pollution. More than three and a half million especially vulnerable people, with heart and lung conditions, were advised to "avoid strenuous activity' yesterday as levels of tiny but dangerous particles in the air reached the maximum level on the Government's official scale. Even relatively healthy people were advised to "reduce physical exertion'. Scores of flights were cancelled because of smog, and red dust -- swept up from the Sahara and carried by the...
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