Air Pollution

Oct. 7, 2020Updated: Oct. 7, 2020 7:40 p.m.FILE - In this Feb 25. 2010 file photo, Mexico's Nobel Chemistry Prize laureate Mario Molina gestures during a conference on global warming in Guadalajara, Mexico. Molina has died on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, his family informed.Carlos Jasso/APMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mario Molina, winner…

The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday - Friday plus breaking news updates A new health warning was issued today as research revealed that London’s air pollution caused by vehicle exhaust fumes has nearly returned to pre-lockdown levels. Analysis released by Clean Air in London shows areas…

There is growing evidence of how bad—and expensive—air pollution is in Lagos, Africa’s largest mega-city.The city which is home to over 20 million people is infamous for congestion and snaking lines of traffic jams. But as data from a recent World Bank study show, the city’s residents are paying a…

An orange smoke-filled sky is seen above Estacada, Oregon, on September 9, 2020, as fires burn nearby. DEBORAH BLOOM/AFP via Getty Images The onslaught of wildfires in California serves as a wake up call for many Americans when it comes to climate change, with some people deciding to permanently leave…

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"The issue of air quality in some ways is like our concerns about the foreign policy. I have always said there is no BJP foreign policy or Congress foreign policy, there is only Indian policy,” senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Wednesday. "Similarly with air quality, our political differences…

Hope Yen and Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Updated 7:09 pm CDT, Tuesday, September 8, 2020 President Donald Trump holds a signed memorandum to expand the offshore drilling moratorium to Florida's Atlantic coast, Georgia and South Carolina after speaking at the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, in Jupiter,…

Clean air should be a basic human right and yet air pollution is the single greatest environmental risk to human health. In 2017, 3.4 million people died prematurely as a result of outdoor air pollution which makes 6% of global deaths. The share for India was 8.26%. The World Health…

The first ever International Day of Clean Air for blue skies on 7 September 2020 gives us an opportunity to celebrate the importance of clean air – something that is so fundamental to us all for our health and well-being. Air, both indoors and outdoors, can be contaminated by chemical,…

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