Sentences with phrase «report on air pollution»

In the most recent WHO report on air pollution, the U.S. was listed as one of the countries with the cleanest air in the world, significantly cleaner than the air in Germany, Italy, Switzerland, the UK, Japan, Austria and France, not to mention major polluters such as India, China, Egypt and a number of former Soviet republics.

Not exact matches

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.

In combination with the data on when the specimen was collected, the results tell the tale of coal use in the United States; rising from the late 1800s and falling during the Great Recession; then increasing again through the middle of the century until legislation in the»50s,»60s, and»70s set limits on air pollution, The Washington Post reports.

Silver Award: Catherine (Cat) Wise, Patti Parson, Jason Lelchuk, Murrey Jacobson and Sara Just PBS NewsHour «How moss revealed an undetected air pollution threat in Portland» Oct. 12, 2016 «These robots are helping answer a huge unknown about young marine life» Nov. 2, 2016 Cat Wise and her colleagues offered solid reporting on the uses of science to better understand the nearby environment.

For almost 100 years, Science News has been reporting the latest advances in science, such as this week's cover story by reporter Laurel Hamers, «When bogs burn, the environment takes a hit,» on how the increased frequency of bog fires worldwide is becoming a surprisingly large source of air pollution and climate - warming carbon dioxide.

Beijing has closed the first of four large coal - fired power plants set to be de-commissioned as part of the city's efforts to cut air pollution, official news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday, citing the local planning agency.

The administration suppressed studies on agricultural pollution, Arctic oil drilling, and global warming in government reports, and it blocked studies on air pollution.

Presenting a report on the state of the nation's forests, Kiechle said that air pollution continues to be one of the main reasons for the forest's failing health.

So the agency should not improve only communication between its researchers who study air and water, but also talk more with scientists at the U.S. departments of agriculture and energy, who also work on nitrogen pollution, the report finds.

The release of these pollutants is mainly due to the unregulated or inefficient production and use of energy, the IEA said in a special report on energy and air pollution.

Instead, in a chart on page 26 of the report on «expected fatalities per year, worldwide, from a variety of causes,» asteroids are compared with shark attacks (three to seven deaths), firearms accidents (2,500), earthquakes (36,000), malaria (one million), traffic accidents (1.2 million), air pollution (two million), HIV / AIDS (2.1 million) and tobacco (five million).

The report, produced with Greenpeace India, uses power plant data compiled by former World Bank air pollution analyst Sarath Guttikunda, founding director of a Delhi - based organization focused on sharing scientific information called Urban Emissions.

Qian pointed to a Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences report last year on haze, or «atmospheric brown clouds,» in South Asia that implicated air pollution in disrupting the water cycle.

Effects of Kola air pollution on the environment in the western part of the Kola Peninsula and Finnish Lapland: final report.

About six million deaths occur every year due to air pollution, noted a new report released by the World Health Organization on Tuesday, Sept. 17.

The report concludes that China's increased engagement with the UN process stems from a drive to address serious environmental impacts in its own country, on climate change and air pollution, as well as a desire to demonstrate true geopolitical leadership.

As the New Jersey legislature votes to ban fracking, some word on what the EPA is doing to minimize the environmental damage which could be caused with unregulated hydraulic fracturing: Natural Gas Watch reports that EPA head Lisa Jackson has said that there may soon be Federal regulations dealing with air pollution caused by the natural gas extraction process.On the air quality issues, Jackson said:

(Read this report on natural gas and city air pollution prepared for the mayor's Office of Long - Term Planning and Sustainability for more.)

Clean Air Act which will increase pollution) 13) timing press releases so bad news will miss the news cycle on long weekends, especially when they plan on not enforcing environmental laws 14) press not reporting on the outrageous use of signing statements (president basically saying he intends to violate his oath of office) 15) press rarely reporting on anti-war demonstrations 16) Whitehouse use of Fox News (sic) and right - wing demagogue radio to get its message out 17) right - wing attempt to take over NPR and PBS.

The «Clean Sky» initiative, reports Israel21c is the largest European research project ever and is designed to tackle global warming — with a budget estimated to reach over 1.6 billion Euros, the project «aims to radically improve the impact of air transport on the environment with the goal of eliminating environmental pollution by reducing greenhouse gases.»

Effects of Kola air pollution on the environment in the western part of the Kola Peninsula and Finnish Lapland: final report.

The report shows UNICEF Mongolia's focus on generating evidence to raise public awareness on the impact of air pollution on child health and its contribution to the development of mitigation measures.

Small increase in energy investment could cut premature deaths from air pollution in half by 2040, says new IEA report IEA strategy based on existing energy technologies and policies can cut 50 % of pollutant emissions, the fourth - largest threat to human health, by 2040 27 June 2016

It all started on or around January 10th, with report that a number of cities in the north were afflicted with almost historic levels of air pollution.

Based on new data for pollutant emissions in 2015 and projections to 2040, this special report, the latest in the World Energy Outlook series, provides a global outlook for energy and air pollution as well as detailed profiles of key countries and regions: the United States, Mexico, the European Union, China, India, Southeast Asia and Africa.

• Provide a clear, evidence - based explanation of the role played by different parts of the energy sector in causing air pollution • Present detailed projections of the energy sector and related air quality pathways in different countries and sectors, based on known energy, climate and air quality policies, and the key implications for policymakers • Identify additional policy measures that can materially improve the outlook for energy - related air pollution, examining both the co-benefits and trade - offs with other energy and climate objectives • Based on analysis of different policy options, distil the key findings of the report into a clear set of implications and recommendations for policymakers

The report also says that most of the benefits of climate mitigation policies in the short term will come in the form of public health co-benefits from reduced air pollution, suggesting that climate advocacy will be well served to move away from debates over climate science and apocalyptic doomsaying, instead focusing on the multiple benefits in the near term of moving toward cleaner energy sources.

The expected introduction of plug - in hybrid electric vehicles could cut U.S. gasoline use, but could increase deadly air pollution in some areas, two reports say.That's because a plug - in's lower tailpipe emissions may be offset by smokestack emissions from the utility generating plants supplying electricity to recharge the big batteries that allow plug - ins to run up to 40 miles without kicking on their gasoline engines.

On the other hand air pollution from the burning of coal kills millions of people each year, as reported by the World Health Organisation, and renewable energy, including wind power, displaces coal fired power.

The NAS National Research Council calculates that the health costs from fossil fuel combustion are in the billions: «WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Research Council examines and, when possible, estimates «hidden» costs of energy production and use — such as the damage air pollution imposes on human health — that are not reflected in market prices of coal, oil, other energy sources, or the electricity and gasoline produced from them.

According to the 2010 report, «Impact of EPA Rules on Power Markets,» by Credit Suisse, tougher federal air pollution rules that will be coming in the next few years could prompt electricity companies to close as many as 1 in every 5 coal - burning power plants in America, primarily facilities more than 40 years old that lack emissions controls.

The report comes at the same time as a separate analysis tracing climate change and air pollution's effects on children.

With reproductive rights being such a hot - button topic internationally, it's a wonder why more attention isn't paid to combating pollution on this basis or why those responsible for perpetuating fossil - fuels aren't held culpable for endangering them.Male Infertility Caused by Air Pollution The first study, conducted by urologist Jorge Hallak, coordinator of the Reproductive Toxicology and Andrology, Hospital das Clinicas, examined 748 male workers who inhaled the air of major thoroughfares, according to a report from O EstaAir Pollution The first study, conducted by urologist Jorge Hallak, coordinator of the Reproductive Toxicology and Andrology, Hospital das Clinicas, examined 748 male workers who inhaled the air of major thoroughfares, according to a report from O Estaair of major thoroughfares, according to a report from O Estado.

The report, titled Walmart's Dirty Energy Secret: How the Company's Slick Greenwashing Hides Its Massive Coal Consumption, found that the company is «one of the nation's largest users of coal - fired electricity,» and that Walmart's dependence on dirty power «pumps nearly 8 million metric tons of carbon pollution into the air each year.»

Though the EPA has come in for a fair amount of criticism on this site - largely due to its political leanings of late - it goes without saying that its work is tremendously important and that its regular reports, on topics ranging from waste management to air pollution, are well worth the reading.

Outside air pollution contributed to 1.2 million premature deaths in China in 2010, with researchers saying it resulted in taking 25 million years of healthy life from the Chinese population, according to another New York Times report on April 1, 2013.

The environmental justice lobby's concerns about local air pollution are justified: A new report by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights acknowledges that low - income and minority communities face disproportionately high air pollution.

«U.S. appeals court upholds hazardous air pollution rule»: Lawrence Hurley has this report on the per curiam ruling that the majority on a partially divided three - judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued today.

These reports encompass all the pollution categories covered by the site, including (when available) statistics on air and water pollutants, lead poisoning, toxic waste, and animal waste.