Air Pollution

Afghan officials have begun cracking down on local businesses thought to be the main contributors to air pollution in the capital to battle a crisis that has reached "hazardous" levels. The owners of wedding halls, public baths, and property management offic…

Image caption The facade may be historic, but the station is widely unloved Ask Parisians what is their least favourite part of the city, and most will probably tell you it is the area around the Gare du Nord railway station. Described a few years ago - …

About half of the worlds electric vehicles are sold in China. Its the largest market in the world for EVs, buoyed by government subsidies. The main goals for these incentives have been to reduce fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions. Now a new study in…

Despite the threat climate change poses to human health, very few medical schools have made it a part of their coursework. The International Federation of Medical Students' Associations recently conducted a survey of medical schools in 118 countries. Of the …

Back in early November, David Bowman had a bad feeling about Australia's thriving wildfires. The ingredients for bushfire hell had come together. The forests were exceptionally dry. There was no hint of meaningful rain. Winds howled through the country. And …

While reducing air pollution is considered as a boon for the depleting environmental conditions, a recent study explores its relation with dramatic health benefits. The study 'Health Benefits of Air Pollution Reduction' published in the American Thoracic Soci…

Where theres air pollution, people are more likely to have depression, according to a new study. The new research from University College London is some of the first to examine the links between mental health and air pollution globally. Looking at data fro…

Climate change is ruining our air quality and contributing to a public health catastrophe. But theres more. Researchers are warning in a new paper that the very greenhouse gas thats driving most of our global warmingyes, carbon dioxideis also diminishing indo…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: People living with air pollution have higher rates of depression and suicide, a systematic review of global data has found. Cutting air pollution around the world to the EU's legal limit could prevent mil…

A new report from the National Toxicology Program (NTP) suggests that traffic-related air pollution increases a pregnant woman's risk for dangerous increases in blood pressure, known as hypertension.NTP scientists evaluated published research on the link betw…