Tag: Air Quality
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How to Spot Income Inequality from Space: Look for the Trees
Poor neighborhoods have fewer trees, as these jarring satellite photos reveal.
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Blame Cows for Los Angeles Smog?
L.A.'s famous haze has as much to do with cows as with cars or smokestacks according to a new study. Are drivers off the hook?
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5 Common Household Cleaners Hazardous to Your Health
Cancer, asthma, allergies, oh my. The toxins watchdog EWG has unearthed some unnerving data about cleaners commonly used around the house.
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Watch Your Breath: The 10 Most Polluted Cities in the Nation
The American Lung Association breaks down the most polluted cities in the U.S. by ozone and particulate pollution. There's a good chance you live in one of them: 40% of Americans do.
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Protecting Americans From Natural Gas Air Pollution
Americans are speaking out in support of EPA's coming protections from pollution caused by natural gas and oil drilling.
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This Micro-Algae Lamp Absorbs 150-200 Times More CO2 than a Tree! (Video)
French scientist has invented a light powered by algae that absorbs CO2 from the air--1 ton per year! The microalgae streetlamp has the potential to provide significantly cleaner air in urban areas and revolutionize the cityscape.
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Map Shows the Country's Dirtiest Air: Are You In a Deadly Zone?
An American Lung Association map shows how power plant pollution spreads, and concentrates, around the country.
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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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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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Next Metro Stop... Gaza City?
Palestinian artist Mohammed Abusal envisions an underground metro system to solve some of congested, polluted Gaza's environmental woes.
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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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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'.
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Blythe Danner, Christina Applegate, and Maya Rudolph Join the Moms Clean Air Force (Video)
The Environmental Defense Fund's mom-focused efforts get a boost of star power in four new videos.
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What's the #1 Air-Pollution Source in Montreal During Winter? Old Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
The government is offering incentives ranging from $300 to $900 to replace old polluting wood stoves and fireplaces with cleaner-burning modern models.
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Alaska Airlines to Fly 75 Planes on 20% Cooking Oil-Based Fuel Starting Later this Week
The biofuel blend is only a small step in the right direction, but it shows that it is possible to operate airplanes without fossil fuels.
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Major Victory: Dangerous Leaded Gasoline Now Banned Worldwide
See, there's still hope for global cooperation on pressing environmental issues -- the world has decided to do away with dangerous leaded gasoline.
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Air Pollution Can Harm Human Reproduction
As if more evidence was needed to combat air pollution caused from burning fossil fuels, two recently released reports articulate a human toll that may be higher than previously imagined. The studies, both out of Brazil, measure how
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Green Eyes On: 7 New Priorities for the EPA
Last week Lisa Jackson, Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, sent out a memo to
