Air Pollution

New guidelines from the World Health Organization mean that almost everyone on the planet is now affected by harmful air pollution Environment 4 April 2022 By Adam Vaughan Smog envelops buildings on the outskirts of the Indian capital New Delhi in 2014 ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images Almost everyone on…

Wood-based home appliances are responsible for 63 per cent of the health costs from air pollution related to heating and cooking in homes in the European Union and UK Health 30 March 2022 By Michael Le Page A wood-burning stove lucentius/Getty Images Wood-burning appliances in people’s homes are a major…

A court in South Africa has confirmed the constitutional right of the country’s citizens to an environment that isn’t harmful to their health. This includes the right to clean air, as exposure to air pollution affects human health. Air pollution also affects land and water systems, and decreases agricultural yields.…

A new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health highlights disparities in fine particulate matter (PM2.5) trends between American Indian (AI) and non-AI populated counties of the U.S. PM2.5 is one of several air pollutants regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with the current annual standard…

img source: istockphoto.com Everyone loves to look fashionable and stylish. Most of them don’t care about the impact of the fashion industry on the environment. A large percentage of environmental pollution is emitted from companies manufacturing textile and garments. Be it air pollution by emitting harmful greenhouse gases in the…

Groups sue ministries over PM2.5 problems published : 22 Mar 2022 at 18:39 Representatives from seven environmental groups hold placards in front of the Central Administrative Court in Bangkok on Tuesday. They criticise concerned agencies for failing to deal with the country's air pollution problems. (Photo: Apichit Jinakul) Environmental activist…

In a ruling on March 18, Pretoria High Court Judge Colleen Collis lambasted national Environment Minister Barbara Creecy (and her predecessor Nomvula Mokonyane) for their failures, “inordinate delays”, and foot-dragging in tackling the harmful and potentially-fatal levels of air pollution in the so-called Highveld Priority Area. This is a region…

Esther McCant, a doula in Miami, has visited clients in sweltering apartments without air-conditioning. She has seen them exhausted from long days working on their feet in the South Florida heat. In 2017, she even helped one client, who was well into her third trimester, evacuate during a hurricane. It…

Legal targets on air pollution and the abundance of wild species are among a series of proposed green goals being set out by the Government on Wednesday. Ministers are publishing proposals for legally-binding targets for air quality, water, wildlife, waste reduction and resource efficiency, as part of obligations under the…

Legal targets for air pollution and the abundance of wild species are among proposals being set out by the government. Ministers want legally-binding targets for air quality, wildlife, water, waste reduction and resource efficiency. The proposals include annual targets for average concentrations of fine particulate matter - air pollution that…