Air Quality in California: Devastating Fire Leads to a New Danger
The wildfires that have laid waste to vast parts of California are presenting residents with a new danger: air so thick with smoke it ranks among the dirtiest in the Continue Reading
Air Quality in California: Devastating Fire Leads to a New Danger
The wildfires that have laid waste to vast parts of California are presenting residents with a new danger: air so thick with smoke it ranks among the dirtiest in the Continue Reading
NYC DCAS to expand use of renewable diesel in city vehicles
The NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) will expand use of renewable diesel fuel, a 99% petroleum-free alternative to traditional diesel fuel. The fuel reduces CO 2 emissions by Continue Reading
London study finds Low Emission Zone has contributed to modest NOx reduction, with little effect on lung health of children
The introduction of the low emission zone (LEZ) in London, UK, has only contributed to modest reductions in exposure to NO x from diesel vehicles, and these improvements appear to Continue Reading
EPA Targets Trucking Industry for New Air Pollution Rules
The announcement comes as California regulators are pushing for a new ultralow standard for nitrogen-oxide emissions from trucks. Many manufacturers and fleets say they prefer a national standard for emissions Continue Reading
Toxic smog returns to Delhi after Diwali
Residents awoke on Thursday to find the city blanketed in a toxic fog Air pollution in the Indian capital has risen to hazardous levels after firecrackers were set off to Continue Reading
As World’s Air Gets Worse, India Struggles to Breathe
A toxic fog is creeping over New Delhi. Children trudge to school with plastic masks strapped to their faces. Sports events are canceled. Eyes burn. Throats itch. Chests heave. It’s Continue Reading
Study finds US air pollution deaths nearly halved between 1990 and 2010
A new study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has found that deaths related to air pollution in the US were nearly halved between Continue Reading
White House Seeks to Slow Rollout of Rules for Cleaner Ship Fuels
The rules, set roughly a decade ago through the International Maritime Organization, an arm of the United Nations, take effect on Jan. 1, 2020, and aim to slash the amount Continue Reading
Study finds US air pollution deaths nearly halved between 1990 and 2010
A new study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has found that deaths related to air pollution in the US were nearly halved between Continue Reading