Sentences with phrase «improving air pollution levels»

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As the nation's aging power grid is upgraded with cleaner energy sources — spurred by federal and state - level regulations on air pollution, renewable portfolio standards and tax credits — the emissions profiles of EVs across the country are expected to improve.

«Unveiling this important information helps build the case for policies that ultimately serve to improve the lives of the Chinese people and the lives of those globally who suffer from high levels of air pollution,» says study co-author Maigeng Zhou, deputy director of the National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

In May 2004, high levels of air pollution in Tongliang prompted the government to shut down the local coal - burning power plant to improve community health.

But according to the American Lung Association (ALA), even though air quality around the country is improving overall, some 175 million Americans — 58 percent of the population — still live in places where pollution levels can cause breathing difficulties or worse.

State - level climate action is benefitting our economies and strengthening our communities: Alliance members are growing our clean energy economies and creating new jobs, while reducing air pollution, improving public health, and building more resilient communities.

It supports EPA efforts and activities to monitor air quality levels, estimate population exposure to air pollutants, examine the effects of air pollution on public health, track progress in improving air quality and reducing associated risks, and provide models, tools, and technical guidance to states.