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Several power plants in India miss deadline for emission norms compliance
These include coal-fired units in the national capital region.
Coal-fired power plants, wh…
PTI
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A 9-year-old girl's death certificate will be 'the first in the world' to list air pollution as a cause after a fatal asthma attack
Ella Kissi-Debrah died from an asthma attack in 2013. Experts ruled that unlawful air pollution lev…
Aylin Woodward
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NASA is finally returning to Venus with 2 new spacecraft - one to map the 'inferno-like world' and one to plunge to its surface
By orbiting Venus and plunging to its surface, NASA's new missions could reveal how the planet beca…
Aylin Woodward,Morgan McFall-…
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Not an asteroid but massive volcanic eruptions in India might have set off mass extinction 66 million years ago
"For the first time, we can provide insights into the distinct climatic and environmental …
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GE Power wins orders worth Rs 850 cr for implementing air quality control systems technology
"The commitment being shown by the Government of India to reduce the overall levels of SOx and NOx…
PTI
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Astronomers found a gas in Venus' clouds that could signal alien life
Scientists discovered trace amounts of phosphine gas in clouds on Venus. On Earth, this gas is typi…
Aylin Woodward,Dave Mosher
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A giant oil company is building the world's largest plant that turns vegetable oil and grease into fuel — yet another sign of rising demand for cleaner gasoline
Phillips 66 is turning its large crude oil refinery in California into a plant that produces renewa…
Benji Jones
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Astronauts in space photographed a giant volcano erupting in the Pacific Ocean
Keeping track of volcanic plumes that breach that stratosphere - which starts about 33,000 feet (6.…
Aylin Woodward
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These 10 outdoor plants can save you from air pollution
Polluted air contains particles, odors and harmful gasses like nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide…
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How Air Quality Index Is Calculated
Abbreviated as AQI, Air Quality Index is the scale in which air quality is reported locally. A…
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Free shipping is horrible for the environment - but one of fast fashion's rising stars is showing the industry that convenience doesn't have to destroy the planet
Fast shipping is especially detrimental. "Before, companies were able to consolidate, to optimize t…
Rachel Premack
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ISIS militants have spread a toxic, corrosive cloud all over the Middle East
"People in the area affected by the smoke said it was difficult to breathe, burned their eyes and s…
Dave Mosher
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A new research lines up a plan to save Tamil Nadu’s TANGEDCO and your power bills
The state-owned power distributor in Tamil Nadu, one of India’s more developed states, is losing ₹2…
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Scientists pinpointed the oldest meteor crater ever found. When the space rock struck Australia 2.2 billion years ago, it ended a global ice age.
"Often times it seems that the impact has to hit the Earth in a spot that is fairly unique for it t…
Aylin Woodward
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'What is AQI on an Apple Watch?': How to view the Air Quality Index on your Apple Watch with the AQI complication
The Air Quality Index is a standard way of reporting air quality used by many government agencies, …
Dave Johnson
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The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs acidified the ocean in a 'flash,' killing most marine life. The seas could see a similar problem a century from now.
Henehan's team found that the proportion of boron isotopes - a measurement that can serve as a prox…
Aylin Woodward
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Deadly lava is tearing through Hawaii as the Kilauea volcano's violent eruption continues - here are the latest images
Beyond the immediate fire danger from the lava, high levels of sulfur dioxide spewing from the volc…
Jeremy Berke
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Before-and-after photos show the destruction from the ongoing volcanic eruptions in Hawaii
DigitalGlobe, a technology firm that operates a network of private satellites, provided Business In…
Jeremy Berke
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What if all the world's supervolcanoes erupted at once
And keep in mind that ash travels. When Toba erupted 74,000 years ago, winds blew ash all the way t…
Andrea Schmitz,Shira Polan
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A rogue country could take planet-hacking into its own hands to alter the climate - and some experts worry it could lead to war
To limit the Earth's temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels - the Pari…