Air Pollution

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Wendy Abrams has  used her wealth to help protect the environment and public health. Shes the founder of a public art exhibit meant to raise awareness on climate change, and she serves on the boards of NRDC Action Fund and the Waterkeeper Alliance, and has b…

The price tag for cutting global emissions may seem expensive, until the human toll of deaths from air pollution and climate change are factored in, new research says. The new study in Nature Communications reports that immediate, dramatic cuts in carbon emi…

Using a calculation system called the Aland Index, Doconomy (in partnership with Mastercard) is offering credit card holders the opportunity have their purchases tracked for carbon emissionsand ultimately, card users that exceed a set climate impact limit wil…

Image copyrightGetty Images Pollution killed at least 1.2 million Indians in 2017, but as the country votes in a general election, is fixing the bad air any party or politician's priority? The BBC's Geeta Pandey reports from Kanpur which topped a global list…

India could make a major dent in air pollution by curbing emissions from dirty household fuels such as wood, dung, coal and kerosene, shows a new analysis led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and the India Institute of Technology.Elimi…

Air pollution kills. In the United States, 1 of every 25 deaths occurs prematurely because of exposure to outdoor air pollution. It kills more Americans than all transportation accidents and gun shootings combined. More than diabetes or than breast cancer pl…

Climate change is clearly making some regions wetter and others drier. But its been difficult for scientists to detect a clear, consistent human role in increasing the frequency and severity of global droughts given natural climate variability, regional diffe…

A new review of studies on levels of urban exposure to airborne pollutants and their effects on human health suggests that advanced instrumentation and information technology will soon allow researchers and policymakers to gauge the health risks of air pollut…

Uber is on the charm offensive in London. Casey Gutteridge/Uber Uber has integrated real-time info from London's public transport network into its app, the ride-hailing company said Tuesday. The decision to help people navigate the city using a variety of …