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Traffic-related pollution causes asthma in two million kids every year worldwide, reveals Lancet Study
"Our study found that nitrogen dioxide puts children at risk of developing asthma and the pr…
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SIMPLY PUT: What happens to the Twin Towers’ 80,000 tonnes of debris?
The unoccupied Apex and Ceyane towers with 32 and 29 storeys respectively turned into 35…
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Thousands of COVID-19 cases and deaths may have been due to wildfire smoke, new study says
In some counties, the authors found nearly 20% of COVID-19 cases were linked to wildfire smoke. In …
Kelsey Vlamis
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PM2.5 air pollution claimed 54,000 lives in Delhi last year, says study
"The PM2.5 air pollution claimed approximately 54,000 lives in India's national capital in 2020,…
PTI
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People are flocking to Colorado for the great outdoors, but air pollution is leading to more days when residents are stuck inside
Traffic, oil and gas, and wildfires are taking a toll on the fresh mountain air of Colorado, where …
Kelsey Vlamis
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A Chinese car company said it will make a virus-proof car, and people are comparing it to Tesla's 'biological warfare' mode
"Geely Auto's global R&D and design networks based in Europe, USA and China will jointly move t…
Sinéad Baker,Sinéad Baker,Sin…
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Smoke from California's wildfires likely killed more than 1,200 people – nearly 50 times the number who perished in the flames
Researchers at Stanford University estimate that wildfire smoke killed at least 1,200 people over a…
Susie Neilson
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A criminology professor was charged with wildfire arson in California. The crime is far more common than you think.
Nine percent of wildfires in California are linked to arson, according to the California Department…
Erin Schumaker
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IMD operationalises advanced high-resolution air quality early warning system for Delhi
A very high-resolution city scale model ENFUSER (ENvironmental information FUsion SERvice) for Delh…
PTI
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President Trump said the US has 'the cleanest air in the world'. Here's the reality, according to an air quality scientist.
The map is tracking things like dust and other tiny particles floating around that are smaller than…
Hilary Brueck
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Audi CEO's arrest highlights a 'silent killer' involved in 53,000 deaths annually in the US
The EPA statement follows the Trump administration's recent rollback of Obama-era emissions standar…
Leanna Garfield
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Millions of used vehicles contribute to air pollution, says UN report
Millions of used cars, vans and minibuses exported from Europe, the US and Japan to the developing …
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A government agency just warned this week's West Coast wildfires could spark a financial crisis. A top economist thinks the effects could linger for years.
The CFTC considers climate change a 'major risk to the stability of the US financial system,' while…
Marguerite Ward
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I visited what's possibly the most polluted city in the world, and realized Americans have no idea how good they have it
After a few hours walking around in even one of the more green neighborhoods - the embassy-populate…
Harrison Jacobs
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The 14 most polluted cities in the world are all in one country
The northern town of Kanpur topped the list, which measured cities by their level of fine particula…
Mark Abadi
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An undercover investigation reveals air quality on a cruise ship deck could be worse than the world's most polluted cities
When asked for comment, P&O Cruises responded with the following. "We continue to invest hea…
Nathaniel Lee,Jessica Orwig
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Deep frying food could make cities cloudier, new research has found
Triglycerides and fatty acids released into the atmosphere from frying form complex, 3-D crystallin…
Hilary Brueck
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Banksy's latest creation depicts a kid licking ash out of the air, and it calls attention to a global health crisis
Steel plants create ultra-fine pollution particles, which can lead to higher-than-usual concentrati…
Hilary Brueck
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India’s toxic smog lead to over 1.24 million deaths in 2017, says study
The study said, on Thursday, Delhi witnessed the highest exposure to PM 2.5, tiny particles th…
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The author of Bill Gates' favorite book suggests 9 big reasons the world is getting better
"You can always fool yourself into seeing a decline if you compare bleeding headlines of the p…