Air Pollution

People pick up tulips at the National Tulip Day on the Dam, Amsterdam, on January 19, 2019. - The event is the official start of the international tulip season which runs until the end of April. (Photo by Robin Utrecht / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUTROBIN UTRE…

The fight for clean air

Governments around the world spend an enormous amount of money every year making it cheaper for fossil fuel companies to exhaust the planet. But they’re not spending nearly as much as a recent report may make it seem. The International Monetary Fund recently …

The processes that create ozone pollution in the summer can also trigger the formation of wintertime air pollution, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and NOAA, in partnership with the University of Utah. The team'…

Nearly ever US National Park is plagued by 'significant' 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…