California Ranked as Most Polluted State
The American Lung Association ranked Los Angeles as the U.S. city with the highest levels of ozone pollution, the worst smog and the heaviest...
New LED Streetlight Reduces Light Pollution and Saves Energy
Light pollution is one of the biggest sources of pollution worldwide. Because some chemical processes that cleanse the atmosphere only occur in the dark, light...
Living Near Car Traffic Leads to Heart Disease, Study Finds
Fumes from gas-powered cars (diesels, mostly) can harm your health seriously if you live near high-trafficked roads. Fine particle matter (PM) emitted by ICE...
Deadly Pollution Levels Plague Hong Kong
On Monday in Hong Kong, children, the elderly, and people with respiratory illnesses and heart conditions were advised to stay inside because air pollution...
Air Pollution Killing Children and Elderly in China
According to the Health Effects Institute (HEI), 40% of premature deaths linked to air pollution across the world occurred in China.
In China, particulate matter...
Los Angeles Imposes New Regulations to Combat Coastal Pollution
An initiative by local officials in Los Angeles, has an aim to reduce runoff pollution after rainfall events, while solving the problem with depleting resources of...
Beijing Air Pollution Reached Alarming Levels In Three Months
According to a recent report by the Chinese news organization, the levels of two of the most toxic atmospheric pollutants- nitrogen dioxide and particular...
Toxic Nuclear Waste at Contaminated Site May Explode, Defense Agency Warns
On Monday, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board expressed concerns that stored toxic, nuclear waste at Hanford Nuclear Reservation, the most contaminated site in...
More Than Half of US Rivers Found Unsuitable For Aquatic Life
The US Environmental Protection Agency conducted a survey on quality of US rivers, indicating that majority of streams and rivers in the country are...
European Carbon Emissions Dropped in 2012
The European Union (EU) announced a drop of 1,4 percent in carbon emissions from factories included in the EU carbon market.
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