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THE ECO GUIDE TO THE CHRISTMAS WALK


The post-lunch Christmas walk is a family tradition in many households... READ MORE

24th December, 2017 5

UK GOVERNMENT 'BEING DRAGGED SCREAMING' TO TACKLE AIR POLLUTION


MPs say ministers are showing no confidence in tackling the illegal levels of air pollution that prematurely kill an estimated 40,000 people a year... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 763

'MY EYES ARE BURNING': DELHI HOLDS HALF MARATHON DESPITE POLLUTION WARNING


The US embassy website on Sunday showed levels of the smallest and most harmful airborne pollutants hovered near 200... READ MORE

19th November, 2017 906

NEW DELHI'S POLLUTION PROBLEM IS SO BAD THAT SOME DIPLOMATS ARE PACKING THEIR BAGS


Indian pedestrians walk near the India Gate monument amid heavy smog in New Delhi on Oct. 20, the day after the Diwali Festival... READ MORE

17th November, 2017 1551

UK GOVERNMENT '10 YEARS LATE' ON AIR QUALITY TARGETS


The cost of health impacts from air pollution, including fine particulate matter and nitrogen oxides, is estimated at ?20bn... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 353

PUSH TO OUTLAW BAD AIR AS DELHI SLUM DWELLERS CHOKE


Nimrita Sharma is a teacher at a daycare center in Delhi's Ravidass slum... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 1564

NEW DELHI ENGULFED BY POLLUTION SO BAD UNITED AIRLINES HALTS FLIGHTS


Britain's government has issued an advisoryA to travelers thatA severe air pollution is a major hazard to public health in Delhi... READ MORE

12th November, 2017 537

UNITED AIRLINES HALTS FLIGHTS TO NEW DELHI ON POOR AIR QUALITY


Other airlines were still flying to the national capital and it was not clear if they will follow United Airlines' move to suspend flights... READ MORE

12th November, 2017 982

DELHI'S 'GAS CHAMBER' IS TRIGGERING A HEALTH CRISIS


Air Quality Index AQI recordings have consistently hit the maximum of 999... READ MORE

12th November, 2017 886

NEW DELHI'S 'GAS CHAMBER' SMOG IS SO BAD THAT UNITED AIRLINES HAS STOPPED FLYING THERE


Some parts of New Delhi have pollution 40 times the World Health Organization-recommended safe level... READ MORE

12th November, 2017 2122

NEW DELHI'S 'GAS CHAMBER' SMOG IS SO BAD THAT UNITED AIRLINES HAS STOPPED FLYING THERE


An advisory on United's website said travel to New Delhi was suspended through at least Tuesday... READ MORE

11th November, 2017 15411

INDIA TO SPRAY CAPITAL FROM ON HIGH AMID DEEPENING SMOG EMERGENCY


Illegal crop burning largely to blame for smog levels 10 times the acceptable level in delhi... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 1078

IN LAHORE PAKISTAN SMOG HAS BECOME A FIFTH SEASON


One is Mr. Omar, who installed air monitors in Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar and Karachi, where he lives... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 4281

'I FEEL HELPLESS': DELHI RESIDENTS ON THE SMOG CRISIS


Smog, respirator masks and 'business as usual our readers share their experiences of Delhi's public health emergency... READ MORE

8th November, 2017 436

WHAT'S PM 2.5 AND WHY IS NEW DELHI, LAHORE SMOG SO BAD?


In New Delhi, smog levels of PM 2.5, the particles most damaging to health, have reached 40 times the World Health Organization's safe limit... READ MORE

8th November, 2017 2843

DELHI SMOG: SCHOOLS CLOSE OVER HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF AIR POLLUTION


The heavy smog resulted in a huge pile-up of vehicles on an expressway just outside Delhi, Indian broadcaster NDTV reported... READ MORE

8th November, 2017 1017

DELHI PANICS AS DEADLY SMOG RETURNS


Delhi sees pollution levels soar in winter due to farmers in neighbouring Punjab and Haryana states burning stubble to clear their fields... READ MORE

7th November, 2017 3945

HEALTH EMERGENCY DECLARED, POLLUTION SOARS IN NEW DELHI


Crop burning and industrial pollution from adjoining states add to the bad air in New Delhi, according to experts... READ MORE

7th November, 2017 3877

UK GOVERNMENT SUED FOR THIRD TIME OVER DEADLY AIR POLLUTION


The UK government is being sued for a third time over the widespread illegal levels of air pollution, which cause 40,000 early deaths every year... READ MORE

7th November, 2017 1431

POLLUTANTS FROM FRACKING COULD POSE HEALTH RISK TO CHILDREN, WARN RESEARCHERS


Pollutants released during fracking processes could pose a health risk to infants and children, according to researchers studying chemicals involved in shale gas operations... READ MORE

25th October, 2017 5243

TRUMPS PRO-COAL AGENDA IS A BLOW FOR CLEAN AIR EFFORTS AT TEXAS' BIG BEND PARK


In 2009, the state enforcer, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, issued a plan that would restore natural visibility to Big Bend by the year 2155... READ MORE

11th October, 2017 510

SADIQ KHAN TRIGGERS ALERT FOR HIGH AIR POLLUTION IN LONDON


Today's alert has been triggered by high levels of air pollution... READ MORE

27th September, 2017 2059

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A PUSH FOR DIESEL LEAVES LONDON GASPING AMID RECORD POLLUTION


London's air pollution today is different from seven decades ago, and more insidious... READ MORE

18th February, 2017 10035

INDIAS AIR POLLUTION RIVALS CHINAS AS WORLDS DEADLIEST


The United States and Europe have made good progress in cutting fine particulate air pollution since 1990... READ MORE

14th February, 2017 7974

INDIAS AIR POLLUTION RIVALS CHINAS AS WORLDS DEADLIEST


The United States and Europe have made good progress in cutting fine particulate air pollution since 1990... READ MORE

14th February, 2017 7968

BEIJING PARENTS FORCE GOVERNMENT ACTION OVER SMOG


Stop making our children sick Beijing parents force government action over smog... READ MORE

8th January, 2017 6218

NEARLY 40 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN UK AREAS WITH ILLEGAL AIR POLLUTION


In April last year, MPs said air pollution was a public health emergency... READ MORE

23rd April, 2017 5655

STUDY LINKS POLLUTED AIR IN CHINA TO 16 MILLION DEATHS A YEAR


The Berkeley Earth paper's findings present data saying that air pollution contributes to 17 percent of all deaths in the nation each year... READ MORE

14th August, 2015 5597

LONDON MAYOR TO DOUBLE FUNDING TO TACKLE AIR POLLUTION


Khan said With nearly 10,000 Londoners dying early every year due to air pollution, tackling poor air quality is a public health emergency that requires bold action... READ MORE

7th December, 2016 5437

CLIMATE CHANGE MAY BE INTENSIFYING CHINAS SMOG CRISIS


The effect of climate change on air pollution might extend beyond China... READ MORE

24th March, 2017 4861

TORY LOBBYING AGAINST AIR POLLUTION LAWS SMELLS OF POLITICAL CORRUPTION


The latest example is the covert lobbying by the British government to try to weaken European air pollution rules on behalf of the coal industry... READ MORE

20th August, 2015 4346

MONGOLIA'S AIR POLLUTION IS FIVE TIMES WORSE THAN BEIJING'S


The air pollution protest next week was being organized for Sukhbaatar Square, the capital's central plaza... READ MORE

23rd December, 2016 3548

MONGOLIA'S AIR POLLUTION IS FIVE TIMES WORSE THAN BEIJING'S


The air pollution protest next week was being organized for Sukhbaatar Square, the capital's central plaza... READ MORE

25th December, 2016 3483

UK GOVERNMENT SUED FOR THIRD TIME OVER ILLEGAL AIR POLLUTION FROM DIESELS


The law requires the final plan to bring air pollution down to legal levels in the shortest time possible... READ MORE

31st May, 2017 3420

BEIJING SMOG EFFORT CLOSES SCHOOLS AND LIMITS TRAFFIC


The red alert is a welcome sign of a different attitude from the Beijing government, said Dong Liansai, a climate and energy campaigner... READ MORE

8th December, 2015 3189

CRUISE SHIPS SHOWED CONTEMPT FOR CUSTOMERS BY BREAKING CLEAN AIR PLEDGE, REPORT SAYS


Nabu is calling on all cruise ships worldwide to ban their use of heavy fuel and to install particulate filters on all ships... READ MORE

5th September, 2017 3145

UK CITIZENS ARE TAKING AIR POLLUTION MONITORING INTO THEIR OWN HANDS


Residents in Lancing and Shoreham, West Sussex, have also teamed up to explore air pollution levels... READ MORE

1st September, 2017 2736

CHINA-BUILT AIR-CLEANING BIKES HEADING FOR BRITAIN'S STREETS


The smog-free bikes will first roll out in China, before they are made available in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe... READ MORE

21st July, 2017 2651

BEIJING ISSUES FIRST RED SMOG ALERT


China pollution Beijing issues first red smog alert... READ MORE

7th December, 2015 2575

AIR POLLUTION LAWSUIT SET TO GO AHEAD DESPITE DELAYED GOVERNMENT PLAN


Nitrogen dioxide causes 23,500 of the 40,000 premature deaths caused by air pollution each year, according to the government's own data... READ MORE

5th May, 2017 2422

'WE WILL MAKE OUR SKIES BLUE AGAIN,' CHINA PREMIER PLEDGES


Official data show an improvement in China's air quality since 2013, when the government brought out its air pollution action plan... READ MORE

6th March, 2017 2041

SHOCK FIGURES TO REVEAL DEADLY TOLL OF GLOBAL AIR POLLUTION


We have a public health emergency in many countries from pollution... READ MORE

17th January, 2016 1991

'EVERY BREATH IS AN EFFORT': DELHI RESIDENTS SUFFER AMID SMOG CRISIS


Using the hashtags Delhismog and DelhiChokes, locals are voicing concern over heavy pollution shrouding the city... READ MORE

7th November, 2016 1981

LONDON TAKES 5 DAYS TO BREACH 2017 AIR POLLUTION LIMIT


It's estimated that nearly 10,000 Londoners die prematurely every year as a result of air pollution... READ MORE

7th January, 2017 1934

AMID SMOGGY DAYS IN LONDON, GROWING CALLS TO CLEAN UP EUROPE'S TOXIC AIR


It's a complete policy failure, said Gary Fuller, who directs an air-quality-study center at King's College London... READ MORE

21st December, 2016 1505

CHINA TOPS WHO LIST FOR DEADLY OUTDOOR AIR POLLUTION


China is the world's deadliest country for outdoor air pollution, according to analysis by the World Health Organisation WHO ... READ MORE

27th September, 2016 1504

BEIJING MARATHON RUNNERS DON MASKS TO COPE WITH SMOG


Daily pollution levels should not exceed an average of 25 micrograms per cubic metre of fine particulate matter... READ MORE

19th October, 2014 1463

60MPH SPEED LIMIT FOR M1 UNDER CONSIDERATION TO COMBAT AIR POLLUTION


Highways England plans to introduce Britain's first pollution-linked speed limits to help reduce smog over Sheffield... READ MORE

23rd January, 2017 1440

USE BUGGY COVERS TO COMBAT AIR POLLUTION DANGER, PARENTS WARNED


Particulate pollution is estimated to cause a total of 29,000 early deaths in adults each year in the UK... READ MORE

9th March, 2017 1330

AIR POLLUTION IN CHINA IS KILLING 4,000 PEOPLE EVERY DAY, A NEW STUDY FINDS


Air pollution in China is killing 4,000 people every day, a new study finds... READ MORE

13th August, 2015 1273

CHINA RESTRICTS CARS, FACTORIES AMID 5-DAY SMOG RED ALERT


The emergency steps enacted Friday night significantly reduced traffic in Beijing on Saturday, although it wasn't clear what effect it was having on air pollution... READ MORE

18th December, 2016 1242

FOUR IN 10 UK COUNCILS EXCEED AIR POLLUTION LIMITS, FIGURES SHOW


He said Forty percent of local authorities in the UK breached legal air pollution limits last year... READ MORE

22nd October, 2016 1197


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