Air Pollution

Getty Images/Ikon Images This is the first study to show just how close soot can get to the fetus. You know it as soot. Scientists know it as black carbon. And pregnant women may begin to know it as an unwelcome stowaway in the womb. A new study shows that…

Emissions of volatile organic pollutants in West Africa are 100 to 150 times higher than current estimates for the region, according to a study by researchers from the CNRS and Université Clermont-Auvergne, in collaboration with the Institut Mines Télécom Lil…

London’s transport regulator, TfL, has given Uber a temporary reprieve to continue operating in the UK capital. The ride-hailing giant’s current (provisional) licence expires tomorrow but there’s no return to normality for Uber in its most important European…

Jambi, Indonesia In an emergency clinic in the south of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, three-year-old Rafael has a cough and a fever. The boys oxygen levels are so low he can barely raise his head from the gurney. All he can do is lie still and wait for…

The city Corporation is forming bicycle brigades in the city as part of its campaign against air pollution. The bicycle brigades are being formed in high schools and higher secondary schools in the city, in association with Indus Cycling Embassy. The civic b…

Image copyrightAFP Getting countries to cut down greenhouse gases that cause global warming is proving an uphill task. But convincing them to clean their air for public health has been easier - and that could help fight climate change as well, UN officials …

Air pollution particles have been found on the fetal side of placentas, indicating that unborn babies are directly exposed to the black carbon produced by motor traffic and fuel burning. The research is the first study to show the placental barrier can be pen…

Did you know that the leading cause of death in the world is not wars or famines but cardiovascular diseases? Yes, and worse still, we haven't fully understood what causes these ailments. Researchers believe it to be a mix of genetic factors, lifestyle change…

After two-plus years of preparation, President Trump tweeted Wednesday that the US Environmental Protection Agency would revoke Californias ability to set its own fuel efficiency rulesa power that the state has used for decades to strongarm automakers into bu…

A national coalition of some 10,000 farmers and ranchers have come together to support a Green New Deal. Some members came together outside the Capitol on Wednesday to announce the launch of Farmers and Ranchers for a Green New Deal. The group will lobby Cong…