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Iranian football matches postponed as air pollution soars
2015-12-27 16:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Two football matches in Irans top league were postponed on Sunday as air pollution of more than twice the acceptable level persisted in the capital. The games in Tehran were rescheduled for Tuesday after the citys environment authority recommended refraining from all sport activities, the Fars news agency said. Severe air pollution earlier this week had already led authorities to close schools for three days in and around the capital, where an estimated 14 million people live. The Air...
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U.S. EPA Reaches Agreement With SIGECO To Reduce Air Pollution From Southern Indiana Power Plants
2015-12-21 04:29:02| pollutiononline News Articles
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced an agreement with the Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company that will reduce air pollution from the company’s F.B. Culley and A.B. Brown coal-fired electric generating plants in southern Indiana, near Evansville.
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Linking Water Pollution To Nutrient Prices - New AAEA Member Research
2015-12-21 01:56:39| pollutiononline Home Page
Farmers have been using nutrients such as Phosphorus and Nitrogen in their fields for years; but at what price?
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Air Pollution Claims More Lives In Delhi Than Road Accidents Each Year!
2015-12-19 23:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
India Times: Air pollution, which is one of the top ten killers in the world and the fifth leading cause of death in India, is responsible for about 10,000 to 30,000 deaths annually in Delhi, a report by the Centre for Science and Environment said on Tuesday. A report titled 'Body Burden 2015: State of India's Health' focuses on public health threats and their environment linkages. It says air pollution results in about 620,000 premature deaths which are caused by stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,...
Beijing declares first-ever air pollution red alert
2015-12-19 21:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sun Times: Although Beijing has experienced air quality much worse levels in recent years, the latest bout of pollution was the first to trigger a red alert under a 2-year-old system that requires a forecast at the outset of at least 72 hours of consecutive high pollution. "Schools will be advised to close, while companies may adopt a flexible schedule under a red alert, which also bans activity at construction sites, transport of materials and waste, as well as firecrackers and outdoor barbecues", a Beijing...
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