Recent News Headlines : Richard Muller

A TOWERING FEAT: CHINA BUILDS 'WORLD'S BIGGEST AIR PURIFIER'


Launched in 2015, the Xian smog tower was announced to find a low-cost method to artificially remove pollutants from the atmosphere... READ MORE

16th January, 2018 169

BEIJING WINS BATTLE FOR BLUE SKIES -- BUT THE POOR ARE PAYING A PRICE


Millions living in the region surrounding Beijing lost their coal-fired heating without receiving gas heat to replace it and have suffered through freezing weather... READ MORE

14th January, 2018 320

POLLUTION APPEARS TO EASE IN BEIJING AMID CHINAS DRIVE TO CLEAR THE AIR


Greenpeace estimated that lower pollution levels resulted in 160,000 fewer premature deaths across China in 2017... READ MORE

12th January, 2018 587

CHINA SAYS MORE THAN 18,000 OFFICIALS FAILED OR PERFORMED BADLY IN PRO


In one case, sewage from 150,000 residents in Jingdezhen in southern Jiangxi province was directly discharged into rivers due to a lack of treatment facilities... READ MORE

28th December, 2017 169

MORE THAN 18,000 OFFICIALS FAILED OR PERFORMED BADLY IN PROTECTING ENVIRONMENT, SAYS CHINA


In one case, sewage from 150,000 residents in Jingdezhen in southern Jiangxi province was directly discharged into rivers due to a lack of treatment facilities... READ MORE

28th December, 2017 0

THE ECO GUIDE TO THE CHRISTMAS WALK


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

24th December, 2017 52

UN OFFICIAL HAILS CHINESE EFFORTS TO REDUCE CAPITAL CITY'S AIR POLLUTION


An official with the United Nations environmental agency on Saturday has hailed the Chinese government efforts in reducing the level of air pollution in Beijing... READ MORE

3rd December, 2017 0

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

BRITONS AMONG THE INJURED AFTER DANCEFLOOR OF TENERIFE NIGHTCLUB COLLAPSES


Number of Britons injured after dancefloor of nightclub collapses in Tenerife... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 434

MORE THAN 20 INJURED AFTER FLOOR COLLAPSES IN TENERIFE NIGHTCLUB POPULAR WITH BRITONS


More than 20 injured after floor collapses in Tenerife nightclub popular with Britons... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 243

LONDON CANNOT BID FOR NATIONAL CLEAN AIR FUNDING, MAYOR SAYS


The government's new air quality plan doesn't commit to doing very much at all... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 613

BREATHLESS IN DELHI: A TASTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ARMAGEDDON | BRIGID DELANEY'S DIARY


We monitored the air pollution compulsively on something that looked like an egg-shaped portable lava lamp, as well as various apps... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 1087

'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

'DON'T PANIC' SAYS INDIAN MINISTER AS SMOG CRISIS DEEPENS


Delhi is now the world's most polluted capital according to the WHO, with pollution levels that regularly exceed those of Beijing... READ MORE

15th November, 2017 0

'DON'T PANIC' SAYS INDIAN MINISTER AS SMOG CRISIS DEEPENS


Delhi is now the world's most polluted capital according to the WHO, with pollution levels that regularly exceed those of Beijing... READ MORE

15th November, 2017 0

PARENTS ANGRY AS DELHI SCHOOLS REOPEN DESPITE SMOG


Doctors say children are particularly vulnerable to air pollution and this can cause long-term damage to their lungs... READ MORE

13th November, 2017 0

PARENTS ANGRY AS DELHI SCHOOLS REOPEN DESPITE SMOG


Doctors say children are particularly vulnerable to air pollution and this can cause long-term damage to their lungs... READ MORE

13th November, 2017 0

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

NEW DELHI'S POLLUTION IS OFF THE CHARTS -- AND IT'S MAKING RESIDENTS ILL


Delhi air pollution levels Toxic smog blankets India's capital, forcing schools to close and making residents ill... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 1659

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

INDIAN CAPITAL TO ROLL OUT 'ODD-EVEN' FORMULA FROM NEXT WEEK TO CHECK POLLUTION[1]


The decision to impose the formula was made in the wake of rising air pollution levels in the national capital... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 1587

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

Trending News Headlines : Richard Muller

DELHI BLANKETED IN TOXIC HAZE HAS BECOME A GAS CHAMBER


A thick haze has settled over New Delhi, where pollution has hit hazardous levels... READ MORE

8th November, 2017 20781

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

CHINA CHOKES ON SMOG SO BAD THAT PLANES CAN'T LAND


Officials in China's capital Beijing issued a red alert for air pollution... READ MORE

19th December, 2016 6648

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

PANT BY NUMBERS: THE CITIES WITH THE MOST DANGEROUS AIR - LISTED


Tetovo in Macedonia - a city of 50,000 near the Kosovo border - has the worst PM2.5 air pollution in Europe, according to the WHO data... READ MORE

13th February, 2017 4712

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

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

YOU'RE MORE LIKELY TO DIE FROM AIR POLLUTION IN INDIA THAN CHINA, STUDY SAYS


Indians face greater health risks from air pollution than people living in China, a new study has found... READ MORE

14th February, 2017 3785

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

LONDON TO INTRODUCE ?10 VEHICLE POLLUTION CHARGE, SAYS SADIQ KHAN


His plan to cut air pollution includes extending the ultra-low emission zone beyond central London to the North and South Circular roads from 2019... READ MORE

17th February, 2017 3442

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

GLOBAL POLLUTION IS THE WORLD'S BIGGEST KILLER AND A THREAT TO SURVIVAL OF MANKIND, STUDY FINDS


Air pollution deaths in Southeast Asia are on track to double by 2050, he added... READ MORE

20th October, 2017 3115

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

GOVERNMENT FAILS TO COMMIT TO DIESEL SCRAPPAGE SCHEME IN UK CLEAN AIR PLAN


This feeble plan won't go anywhere near far enough in tackling this public health emergency... READ MORE

5th May, 2017 2659

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

WIDE RANGE OF CARS EMIT MORE POLLUTION IN REALISTIC DRIVING TESTS, DATA SHOWS


Diesel cars made by Renault, Nissan, Hyundai, Citroen, Fiat and Volvo among others emitted far more NOx in more rigorous tests, research shows... READ MORE

30th September, 2015 2310

TREES MAY INCREASE AIR POLLUTION ON CITY STREETS


It is not always true that trees reduce air pollution... READ MORE

1st December, 2016 2075

'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


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