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Well: Childrens Lung Health Improves as Air Pollution Is Reduced, Study Says
2015-03-04 23:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: For the first time, researchers have shown that reducing air pollution leads to improved respiratory function in children ages 11 to 15, a critical period of lung development. Scientists have long known that air pollution is linked to smaller lung capacity and compromised breathing in children. But it had not been clear whether, and to what extent, a reduction in air pollution over the years might prevent these problems. Environmentalists have maintained that federal emission standards are not...
Air pollution will kill thousands in Europe, EEA warns
2015-03-03 06:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Hundreds of thousands of Europeans will suffer a premature death in the next two decades as the result of governments failure to act on air pollution, Europes environmental watchdog has warned. In 2011, the latest year for which figures have been reliably collated, more than 400,000 are estimated to have died prematurely as a result of breathing toxic fumes, despite recent improvements in some countries The UK has been one of the worst offenders, with government figures showing that European...
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Sinosphere Blog: Documentary on Air Pollution Grips China
2015-03-02 03:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Documentary on Air Pollution Grips China By Chris Buckley March 1, 2015 5:13 am March 1, 2015 5:13 am Email Share Tweet Save More Chai Jing said she was prompted to make her documentary, Under the Dome, by concern over the threats pollution posed to her daughters health. Updated, 9:43 p.m. ET| Millions of Chinese, riveted and outraged, watched a 104-minute documentary video over the weekend that begins with a slight woman in jeans and a white blouse walking on to a...
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State Department, EPA Launch Effort to Monitor Air Pollution Globally
2015-02-19 13:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: The Obama administration announced on Wednesday the expansion of pollution monitoring at diplomatic posts across the world. The State Department and the Environmental Protection Agency unveiled the joint endeavor on Wednesday in a signing ceremony, which highlighted the administration's climate change agenda. Secretary of State John Kerry identified air pollution as a "serious and growing health threat worldwide" and said he hopes the new program will encourage international cooperation to...
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Red Lights Are Air Pollution Hotspots
2015-02-15 00:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: It is widely known that automobiles contribute a great deal to air pollution, and it turns out red lights in particular are air pollution hotspots, exposing you to nanoparticles that contribute to respiratory and heart diseases, new research says. UK commuters spend an average of about 1.5 hours a day behind the wheel. And even though these drivers spend just two percent of their commute passing through traffic lights, this short duration contributes to about 25 percent of total exposure to harmful...
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