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Oklahoma measure pits farmers' rights against pollution fears
2016-04-27 13:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: For advocates, it is all about protecting a fundamental right of Americans to farm their land. For opponents, it is about big business, pollution and puppy mills. Oklahoma's "right to farm" measure, which would declare agriculture as a vital economic sector that must be safeguarded by the state constitution, is dividing voters ahead of a November ballot and is seen as a bellwether for similar amendments in other states. "All eyes are on Oklahoma," said Joe Maxwell, political director for the...
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MPs: UK air pollution is a 'public health emergency'
2016-04-27 01:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Air pollution in the UK is a public health emergency, according to a cross-party committee of MPs, who say the government needs to do much more including introducing a scrappage scheme for old, dirty diesel vehicles. The governments own data shows air pollution causes 40,000-50,000 early deaths a year and ministers were forced to produce a new action plan after losing a supreme court case in 2015. But the MPs heavily critical report, published on Wednesday, says even more action is required...
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More urgent action needed on air pollution in Britain-MPs
2016-04-27 01:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A government plan to tackle air pollution in five major cities in Britain by 2020 will not be enough and more urgent action needs to be taken, lawmakers said on Wednesday. Britain has some of the highest levels in Europe of the pollutant nitrogen dioxide, which is produced by diesel vehicles, and has already breached EU limits. Last year, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said it would introduce so-called clean air zones in areas of Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham,...
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NASA scientists scrutinize arctic gas flaring pollution
2016-04-26 15:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Phys.Org: Flaring of waste natural gas from industrial oil fields in the Northern Hemisphere is a potential source of significant amounts of nitrogen dioxide and black carbon to the Arctic, according to a new NASA study. Nitrogen dioxide is a well-known air pollutant and health hazard, and black carbon, also known as soot, is an agent of global warming that is critical for understanding climate change effects in the Arctic. In addition to absorbing sunlight while aloft, which heats the air, black carbon...
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Revealed: nearly all new diesel cars exceed official pollution limits
2016-04-23 08:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Surprisingly, the tiny number of models that did not exceed the standard were mostly Volkswagens, the carmaker whose cheating of diesel emissions tests which emerged last year sparked the scandal. Experts said the new results show that clean diesel cars can be made but that virtually all manufacturers have failed to do so. The new data, from testing industry leader Emissions Analytics (EA), follows the publication this week by the Department for Transport of emissions results for 37 vehicles,...
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