Air Pollution

The top 10 most polluted postcodes in Australia have been named by national environmental organisation, the Australian Conservation Foundation. The group's analysis looked at National Pollutant Inventory emission data, collected annually from power stations, mines and manufacturing plants across the country.  It focused on locations emitting the largest amounts of five pollutants: sulfur…

Eskom's Kusile power station in Mpumalanga. Barbara Creecy, South Africa’s environment minister, said she will appoint a panel to adjudicate appeals made by state power utility Eskom against orders aimed at curbing air pollution that the utility said could lead to the closure of 16 000 MW of power generation…

NASA's ECOSTRESS instrument made this image of ground temperatures near Delhi (lower right), around midnight on May 5. The urban "heat islands" of Delhi and smaller villages peaked at 102 degrees Fahrenheit (39 degrees Celsius) while nearby fields were about 40 degrees Fahrenheit cooler. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech A relentless heat wave…

CLIMATEWIRE | Hurricane activity is shifting worldwide in large part because of climate change. Cyclones are getting stronger, intensifying faster, dumping more rain and migrating into different regions of the oceans. But global warming isn’t the only human activity at play. Air pollution also has a significant influence on hurricane…

The climate tech company named a finalist in the sixth annual awards alongside top innovators working to solve today’s most pressing challenges. San Francisco, CA – WEBWIRE – Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Aclima, the pioneer in hyperlocal air pollution and greenhouse gas (GHG) measurement and analysis, is proud to announce…

Posted inNews Feed by TechNode Feed May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 Local authorities have begun an investigation into a BYD manufacturing plant in the central Chinese city of Changsha over gas emission problems, the city’s municipal government said on May 8 on its WeChat account. The electric vehicle giant is…

On his way to work every morning, consultant geriatrician Colm Byrne has a fair idea how busy his day will be at the Mater hospital on the northside of Dublin just by breathing the air. Byrne had long suspected a link between days of particularly poor air quality in Dublin…

More and more shipping in the Arctic, including big transport tankers, poses challenges in this remote, pristine environment. Credit: MikhailSS / Shutterstock / NTB More than 600 fishing vessels sail the icy waters of the Arctic. But just over two dozen big tankers are the worst offenders when it comes…

THE POLITICAL TURF wars have been trundling along for weeks now, with Eamon Ryan planning to restrict the commercial sale of turf in Ireland.  With the regulations still to be firmed up in the months ahead, the Environment Minister has repeatedly said that this measure will help to reduce premature…

DALLAS -- Living in areas with high levels of ambient air pollution may be a risk factor for some head and neck (H&N) cancers, a researcher said here. In a study that linked data from the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2018 Environmental Justice…