Air Pollution

U.S. Route 285, cutting through the Texas-New Mexico border, is perilous. Lines of speeding trucks lugging oil and fracking tanks gouge big cracks in the narrow two-way highway. Come night, in the blackened, high desert, it can be challenging to even stay on…

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The most astonishing thing about cement is how much air pollution it produces. Manufacturing the stone-like building material is responsible for 7% of global carbon dioxide emissions, more than what comes from all the trucks in the world. And with that in min…

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Parisians have faced a series of high pollution episodes in recent years A court has ruled that the French state had failed to take sufficient action to curb air pollution in Paris, in what is being hailed as a land…

Air pollution is increasing in many cities. It is also getting warmer and warmer and flooding occurs during heavy rain because the surfaces are sealed. Therefore, new concepts are needed to ensure that cities remain livable for their inhabitants, including mo…

The capital will also impose driving restrictions as soon as air pollution surpasses safety limits and make residential parking free. Authorities are urging the public to drink a lot, keep body temperatures down with showers and to protect their skin from th…

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption File photo of a primary school in Malaysia More than 400 schools in the Malaysian state of Johor are closed after 75 students experienced breathing difficulties and vomiting. Schools in the industrial area of Pasir…

French startup R-Pur has designed a reusable, hi-tech anti-pollution mask. It has a replaceable filter and is synched with an app that estimates when the filter should be replaced based on the air quality of the users location. R-Purs V2 mask was featured at…

French startup R-Pur has designed a reusable, hi-tech anti-pollution mask. It has a replaceable filter and is synched with an app that estimates when the filter should be replaced based on the air quality of the users location. R-Purs V2 mask was featured at…

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