Clean Air Act Reduced Smog-Forming Emissions Steadily for Over 20 Years
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released data proving that the Clean Air Act regulations have had a tremendous impact and are hugely...
New Model Estimates On-Road Vehicle Emissions
Measuring emissions from vehicles is now possible using a new bottom-up model, which integrates road-level traffic data.
Scientists from the Earth and Environment department at...
Silver Nanoparticles Not Green, But Threat to Ecosystems
Silver nanoparticles, used in various consumer products, were found to reduce the biomass of plants and microbes by one third, only five days after...
Nuclear Waste from Bomb Production Contaminating Groundwater in Hanford, WA
Tanks containing nuclear waste resulted from the production of U.S. nuclear bombs are now a potential hazard for the environment, despite the DoE saying...
Mexico City’s Air Quality Changed by Green Transportation
Mexico City is attempting to change its image from poster child for congestion and urban pollution to a city that embraces green ideas.
A population...
Tracks of Shipping Pollution Indicate Link to Nitrogen Dioxide
NASA has been using satellite imagery to collect data on the tracks ships leave when they cross bodies of water. Tracking this visible shipping...
Carbon Uptake by Plants in Australia Higher Than Emissions
Striking results from a new study by CSIRO, Australia, show that the plant carbon uptake in the Australia covers around a third of all...
Toxic Atmospheric Particles Detected Among Benign Ones
According to new research coming from University of California, Davis, it is now possible to distinguish between the most toxic and the most prevalent...
High Ozone Levels Linked to Heart Attacks
Researchers at Rice University in Houston, Texas have proven a definite correlation between cardiac arrests occurring outside the hospital and air pollution and ozone...
Higher Carbon Dioxide Emissions Associated With Older People
Older people have higher carbon dioxide emissions, says a Max Planck institute study. This means that even environmentally-conscious baby-boomers have higher emissions than younger...
