Air Pollution

"Breathing clean air is every child's human right," says grassroots campaigner Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, sharing the heartbreaking story of her seven-year-old daughter, Ella Roberta, whose asthma was triggered to a fatal point by air pollution. Now, Adoo-Kissi-Debrah is on a mission to raise awareness about the harmful effects of unsafe air…

Air pollution is having a detrimental impact on pollinating insects by affecting their ability to be able to sniff out crops and flowers that need them, according to scientists from the University of Reading, the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, and the University of Birmingham. What to know: Common…

The pandemic has exposed serious weaknesses in the global supply chain, causing a backup of cargo ships in seaports around the world. While consumers have experienced rising prices and severe delivery delays, the problem has also led to a disconcerting rise in shipping emissions at jammed-up ports. In the US,…

Appeal against rejection of licence renewal of concrete batching plant dismissed ********************************************************************************      The Air Pollution Control Appeal Board yesterday (January 27) dismissed an appeal lodged by the China Concrete Co. Limited against the refusal of its application for renewal of a Specified Process Licence (SPL) for a concrete…

The Environmental Protection Department on Friday downplayed concerns that Hong Kong's air pollution will get worse once the Covid-19 situation stabilises and the economy picks up further. Latest figures show monitoring stations recorded higher levels of nitrogen dioxide last year than in 2020 when the pandemic began. But Assistant Director…

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…