Air Pollution

Washington The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking a series of enforcement actions to address air pollution, unsafe drinking water, and other problems afflicting minority communities in three Gulf Coast states, following a “Journey to Justice” tour by Administrator Michael Regan last fall. The agency will conduct unannounced inspections of chemical plants,…

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The Maersk Line container ship Maersk Batam sails in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Mediterranean Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey August 10, 2018. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comCOPENHAGEN, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Shipping group Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) plans to install hundreds of offshore charging…

BEIJING: Beijing warned Monday (Jan 24) that heavy air pollution is likely during the Winter Olympics, but said emergency plans were in place to ensure the Games are not disrupted by smog. The Chinese capital declared "war on pollution" after winning the Olympics bid in 2015, shutting down dozens of…

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comBEIJING, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Chinese authorities will take action against polluters to ensure next month's Winter Olympics will be held in a "good environment", an environment ministry spokesman said on Monday, as particularly heavy smog shrouded the capital, Beijing. The Feb. 4-20…

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The climate crisis is damaging the health of fetuses, babies, and infants across the world, six new studies have found. Scientists discovered increased heat was linked to fast weight gain in babies, which increases the risk of…

When Paula Brooks stands in front of her two-bedroom house on Camp Street in Indianapolis and glances south, she sees brightly painted historic homes and towering oaks. When she glances north, she sees traffic. All day, cars, ambulances, buses, delivery trucks, dump trucks, and semi-tractor trailers rumble by. At rush…

A field trial found that levels of nitrogen oxides and ozone similar to those near roads led to a 70 per cent drop in the numbers of bees and butterflies on mustard plants Environment 19 January 2022 By Adam Vaughan A marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) feeding on a greater…

NIBONG TEBAL: About 400 people from 86 families in Ladang Byram and Kampung Kebun Baru here were ordered to evacuate following air pollution brought about by a fire at the Pulau Burung landfill on Wednesday. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd...Read More

A number of factors, such as the rise in deployment of electric vehicles (EVs), technological advancements, surge in concerns of air pollution, and developments of EV charging infrastructure, are expected to drive the electric vehicle charging cables market in the foreseeable period (2021–2030). According to P&S Intelligence, the market generated…