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Smog sickness: India"s capital struggles as pollution surges

The toxic smog season in India's capital has just begun, but those unable to escape cancer-causing poisonous fumes say the hazardous impact on health is already taking its toll......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgNov 5th, 2024

Trump Victory Is a ‘Gut Punch’ to U.S. Climate Action

President-elect Trump vowed to promote fossil fuels, weaken pollution regulations and reverse Biden administration climate efforts.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Industrial snow: Factories trigger local snowfall by freezing clouds

Anthropogenic aerosols, tiny solid and liquid air pollution particles, have masked a fraction of global warming caused by anthropogenic greenhouse gases. Climate researchers have known for decades that anthropogenic aerosols perturb liquid clouds by.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Study finds four global policies could eliminate >90% of plastic waste and 30% of linked carbon emissions by 2050

A study released in Science determines that just four policies can reduce mismanaged plastic waste—plastic that isn't recycled or properly disposed of and ends up as pollution—by 91% and plastic-related greenhouse gases by one-third......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Winter smog adds to pollution woes in India and Pakistan

With cities in India and Pakistan ranking among the world's most polluted, new technologies must be adopted to tackle dangerous levels of winter smog, environmentalists urge......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

India"s capital shuts all primary schools due to smog

India's capital New Delhi ordered all primary schools to cease in-person classes until further notice on Thursday night due to worsening smog in the sprawling megacity......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Pakistan employs new measures to deal with nearly 70,000 people affected daily by hazardous smog

Pakistani authorities introduced mobile clinics and added more beds in hospitals to treat the nearly 70,000 patients received daily with respiratory-related diseases as hazardous smog continued to shroud the country's east, officials said Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

NZ"s food manufacturers are embracing the idea of a circular economy but are slow to implement it

Around the world, the growth of industry and consumption has escalated environmental damage through increased emissions, waste and pollution from landfills......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Toxic smog smothering India"s capital smashes WHO limit

Residents of India's capital New Delhi choked in a blanketing toxic smog Wednesday as worsening air pollution surged past 50 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Restricting cars in cities: A cost-benefit analysis of Low Emission Zones

Faced with unmanageable traffic and health-threatening air quality, hundreds of cities across Europe are adopting measures to reduce the number of vehicles clogging their streets, with the aim of lowering air pollution levels and improving the qualit.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Air quality problems spur $200 million in funds to cut pollution at ports

Diesel equipment will be replaced with hydrogen- or electric-power gear. Raquel Garcia has been fighting for years to clean up the air in her neighborhood southwest of downtown De.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

New greenhouse gas projections show Colorado moving in right direction to reduce pollution

Colorado is projected to fall short of its benchmarks for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the next five years, but a new look at progress shows that, like a person trying to lose weight for a class reunion, the state has shaved off a few more po.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Pakistan"s record smog triggers anguish and anxiety

On the streets of Pakistan's second biggest city, smog stings eyes and burns throats. Inside homes, few people can afford air purifiers to limit the damage of toxic particles that seep through doors and windows......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Plastics pollution worsens the impacts of all planetary boundaries, new study says

Plastics are not as safe and inert as previously thought. A new research study written by an international team of researchers uses the planetary boundaries framework to structure the rapidly mounting evidence of the effects of plastics on the enviro.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

Battling air pollution may contribute to climate change by impacting soil carbon storage

Decades-old policies aimed at improving air quality may also be accelerating global climate change, warns a recent study published in the journal Ecology......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

Recap: Our “AI in DC” conference was great—here’s what you missed

Experts were assembled, tales told, and cocktails consumed. It was fun! Ars Technica descended in force last week upon our nation's capital, setting up shop in the International S.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

India"s Hindus bathe in holy river defiled by pollution

Sweeping aside thick toxic scum, thousands of Hindu devotees ignored court warnings Thursday against bathing in the sacred but sewage-filled Yamuna river, a grim display of environmental degradation in India's capital......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

Europe wants ministers at plastic pollution treaty talks

Europe is pushing for ministers to take part in UN talks this month to ensure that the world's first treaty on plastic pollution will be "highly ambitious"......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

Researcher highlights the combined effects of climate change and chemical pollution

Traditionally, research has focused on either climate change or chemical pollution in isolation, overlooking their combined effects. This oversight creates a blind spot in understanding the full scope of risks to ecosystems and human health......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Asset owners could drive investment in climate change mitigation, research suggests

Asset owners who control substantial capital in the financial system through pension funds, endowments, foundations, and individual holdings can play a crucial role in driving investments in climate change mitigation, according to a new Yale School o.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Public pressure found to influence whether companies reduce their environmental impact

The effectiveness of national voluntary programs asking companies to pledge to lower their pollution and greenhouse gas emissions depends on pressure from the public, according to a new study led by a Penn State researcher......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024