Tag: Air Pollution - Page 4
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12 Countries Exceed EU Limits on Air Pollutants Mostly Because of Vehicle NOx Emissions
There's no choice, you have to breathe the air around you. That's why air pollution is not only an environmental issue, but also a social justice cause.
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Are Electric Cars Worse Than Gas Cars in China?
A recent study says so, but its conclusions need to be kept in context to make sense. Don't let anti-EV people distort them...
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In China, Cars Lose A Little Luster
Car sales boomed in China in the last decade. Now that growth is slowing, government is worrying about pollution, and bikes may come back in vogue.
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Julianne Moore Marches With Mom’s Clean Air Force (Video)
The actress joined a gathering of mothers and daughters to fight toxic air, taking the message to Washington.
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Online Activism Forces Break in Official Silence About Deadly Air Pollution in China
Citizen persistence at measuring and publicizing pollution levels results in a major turnaround by Beijing.
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After The Fracking: Will More Southern Workers Move To Pittsburgh, Will Air Quality Worsen?
Cheap natural gas from Pennsylvania fracking may cause petrochemical industry build green field plants in northern Appalacia.
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Beijing Disappears Beneath the Great Smog of China
No, China's Great Wall cannot be seen from space -- but because of the smog, neither can one of its largest cities.
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Help the EPA Document the 'State of the Environment'
The follow-up to the awesome Documerica project is underway.
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Map Reveals the Nation's Biggest Contributors to Climate Change
The EPA has put together a handy interactive map that reveals the emissions of the largest polluters in the U.S.
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Elizabeth Kolbert on Climate Denier Politicians and Why Extreme Weather is the New Norm (Podcast)
The New Yorker's Elizabeth Kolbert on global warming science and Republican climate denial.
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This Is What U.S. Would Look Like Without Environmental Protections (Photos)
An amazing 70s era photojournalism project called Documerica captured a polluted nation before environmental protections. It has published its archives online, and the photos are breathtaking.
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Cement Company to Pay $1.7 Million for Clean Air Act Violations
The settlement between Essroc Cement and the EPA and Department of Justice will reduce more than 7,000 tons of harmful nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide pollution.
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"Pollution Glue" on London Roads Could Improve Air Quality
London roads could help absorb the city's famously bad air quality, but won't do anything to reduce pollution at source.
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EPA Issues First-Ever Limits on Mercury & Toxic Air Pollution
The air's about to get a lot cleaner, and thousands of lives are about to be saved ... if the rules go through.
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Texas Refining Company Fined $12 Million For Clean Air Act Violations in Louisiana
It's the largest-ever criminal fine in Louisiana for violations of the Clean Air Act.
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In 2011, Congress Averaged More Than One Anti-Environment Vote a Day
The 112th Congress made a record-breaking 191 votes to kill air pollution rules, protect Big Oil subsidies, and block efforts to fight climate change, earning it this dubious distinction:
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Computerized Air-Traffic Control Could Save CO2 Equivalent of Denmark's Economy
Air-traffic control systems are outdated and waste fuel, money and time. By bringing it into the computerized 21st century world, we could make a big difference in CO2 emissions as well as save people time and money.
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Record-Breaking Air Pollution in Beijing is Beyond 'Hazardous': It's Off the Charts
Smog in Beijing goes from 'hazardous' to something closer to 'get-the-hell-out-of-town apocalyptic'.
