Sentences with phrase «on air pollution on»

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Meanwhile, the US — which currently ranks eighth on the list of countries with the lowest air pollution — could be headed in the opposite direction.

GENEVA, May 2 - India should follow China's example and clean up the air in its cities, which are among the world's worst for outdoor pollution, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

On high - smog days in Kraków, Poland, the city's air pollution can reach six times that of safe levels.

With its crippling air pollution, China recognized these benefits early on, overtaking the U.S. last year for total new EV sales.

Responding to public outrage, the government has recently introduced a series of measures like making public the level of air pollution in Beijing and also plans to impose emission restrictions on the steel, coal and petrochemicals industries, among others.

Another organization may opt to work with an animal - loving actress to celebrate its clean air initiative, educating the public on how air pollution in certain regions has been detrimental to animal species.

Check in with the EPA, which runs an air quality site that reports on daily and hourly pollution levels in many parts of the country.

The statement from the University of Washington said the initiative will focus on combating diseases and health disparities and healing the environment, with the understanding that factors such as air pollution contribute to illnesses.

Those views are largely predicated on three factors: higher borrowing costs; increasing curbs on home buying to cool soaring prices; and government - mandated shutdowns of some steel mills and factories in coming months to reduce winter air pollution.

I provided comments directly to Joel on his paper on air pollution.

Kyoto focuses primarily on reducing CO2, a relatively harmless gas, and does nothing to control real air pollution like NOx, SO2, and particulates, or serious pollutants in water and soil.

Moreover the findings proved the efficacy of stringent air pollution controls on mercury spewing coal - fired plants.

With its slower pace of living, warm, welcoming climate, healthy, fresh foods and reputation as one of the «greenest and cleanest» countries in the world with little pollution, lots of clean water and fresh air... it's no wonder Costa Ricans are considered the «happiest people on the planet».

ROBIN BOLTON Water, air and noise pollution, the loss of resources through spills or leaks, along with accidents and the impact on surrounding communities, are repercussions of not identifying risks timeously

Even as China's economy displayed clear signs of a slowdown, consumers bought new vehicles, motivated by some cities» pending restrictions on car purchases to alleviate traffic congestion and air pollution.

They do not emit tailpipe pollutants, giving a large reduction of local air pollution, and, can give a significant reduction in total greenhouse gas and other emissions (dependent on the method used for electricity generation).

A breath of fresh air amongst the religio - pollution on the subject.

The current Wikipedia entry on air pollution, for example, now asserts that pollution includes: «carbon dioxide (CO2)-- a colorless, odorless, non-toxic greenhouse gas associated with ocean acidification, emitted from sources such as combustion, cement production, and respiration.»

Meanwhile pollution approaches the danger point on land, in the air and in the oceans.

The erosion of the soil in areas that have been abused for their mineral wealth, the pollution of the air where poor people live, are not just facts of nature; what we have is an ethical judgement on the exploitation of natural resources by the rich at the expense of the poor.

If the world continues to accept disappearing tree - cover, land degradation, the expansion of deserts, the loss of plant and animal species, air and water pollution, and the changing chemistry of the atmosphere it will also have to accept economic decline and social disintegration... such disintegration would bring human suffering on a scale that has no precedent...» 7

Within that functional world - village, we find now existing genocidal war (Indochina), cold war, nuclear weapons threats, conventional weapons threats, colonialism and neo-colonialism, wildly unbalanced use of resources so that a major part of the world population starves or verges on starvation while a minor part consumes lavishly, racism, ignorance, a defilement of the environment through pollution of air, water and soil, and reckless wastage of irreplaceable resources.

Dis - posing of wastes and pollution's in Sea water, river waters, earth bed waters, heavens water... water and air cont - emin - ations surely behind the shortage of our living years and behind all those illnesses and dis - easies... God said Life on Earth is Just A Drop of Heaven Waters.

This mass - planting not only dents the reforesting goal, but it also helps to decrease the greenhouse gases and pollution in the atmosphere: Six Indian cities are on the top 10 list of cities with the most air pollution.

Do you vote to cut down on pollution so that the future generations of humans have water to drink and air to breathe?

Your ruling class, sensing discontent, blames it on air and water pollution or burning the rain forest.

Depending upon where you live and how dark your skin is, going outside regularly may be all that is required for you or your baby to generate adequate amounts of vitamin D. However, one of the problems with getting your vitamin D with sun exposure is simply that it's hard to determine how much time outside is needed since it depends on so many factors (skin tone, latitude, time of year, how much skin is exposed, amount of air pollution, etc.) Keep in mind that there is also a concern of sunburn and increased risk of skin cancer with too much sun exposure.

SG claims their disposables do not contribute to dioxin pollution, which has been linked cancer risks for everyone breathing the air on our planet.

Greens did voice concerns about Mr Livingstone's record on road building, regulation of the financial sector and air pollution, however.

Meanwhile Government launched a consultation on its Clean Air Zone framework last Thursday which looks to help local authorities reduce pollution from vehicles in city centres.

However the Campaign for Better Transport's sustainable transport campaigner Bridget Fox commented: «It's clear that the Government's rhetoric on tackling lethal and illegal levels of air pollution is still not matched by action.

And we weren't asked for our input before Jeremy led on air pollution at PMQs: an issue we'd been doing a lot of work on, challenging government complacency and inaction in the context of the Client Earth court case and the Volkswagen scandal.

«It's outrageous that London is choking on air so dirty it's illegal - air pollution contributes to thousands of premature deaths every year in the capital, particularly affecting some of its most disadvantaged people.

«My views against expanding Heathrow, particularly on the impact of noise and air pollution on local residents and the weak economic case, are long - held and well - known.

Michael Brune, Executive Director of the Sierra Club commented: «Mike Bloomberg's partnership with the Sierra Club and our more than 3 million members and supporters has put our country on a path to cleaner air and cleaner water, good - paying clean energy jobs, and healthier communities that are safe from toxic coal pollution».

It essentially makes every lane a high - speed E-Z pass lane, letting people get through faster and cutting down on air pollution from idling cars.

«Volkswagen lied to authorities and their consumers by cheating on emission standards, and they contributed to the air pollution harming the health of all breathers,» said Caitlin O'Brien, an environmental health association at the group.

DEC then called on the EPA to strengthen its air pollution regulation of trucks.

«I want the Mayoral contest to focus on the issues affecting Londoners: the price of housing, congestion, air pollution and inequality.

Mr Khan said he would also focus on affordable public transport and confirmed he had changed his mind on the issue of a third runway at Heathrow Airport over air pollution fears, and would be campaigning against expansion.

As far as reducing UK emissions is concerned, it would make more sense to cut rail fares to encourage people to use trains more — instead of pushing people back into cars on already jam - packed roads, and increasing congestion, emissions and air pollution.

Johnson's tenure as London mayor saw all the crises facing London grow worse, especially a spiraling housing crisis and inaction on the city's deadly air pollution.

We know that that laying more tarmac at either Heathrow or Gatwick will bust any hope we have of meeting our climate change commitments, and inflict noise and air pollution on already blighted local communities.

There is important work to do: on flood risk; air pollution; how we ensure a sustainable and economically viable food and farming system; and much more.

«To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has requested a derogation from EU air quality legislation in relation to limits on the levels of pollution from (a) nitrogen dioxide, (b) ozone and (c) other nitrogen oxides.

The project is supposed to ease traffic and cut air pollution but that may be increasing right now because a pilot project to ease pollution by pre-clearing truck traffic in Fort Erie has ended and trucks are now clearing on the Buffalo end.

New analysis shows the number of diesel cars on London's roads has increased by over 170,000 since 2012, despite serious public health warnings about the risks of cancer and air pollution.

More work is needed, he added, to understand how «hard driving» is having an affect on air quality and further evidence is required as to the impact the country's existing fleet of vehicles is having on pollution levels.

Instead it is fed by real - time data on anything from water levels in rivers to traffic jams or air pollution.

Dr Kilbane - Dawe said that the impact of air pollution on health has only begun to be fully understood within the last five to 10 years.