Children near Amsterdam airport use inhalers more, study finds | Air pollution
As Public hearings for North runway at London Gatwick Airport Dutch researchers found that inhaler use was higher among children living near Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. If you stand near a large airport and the wind is blowing in the wrong direction, every cubic centimetre of air you breathe can contain tens of thousands of ultrafine […]
Colorado lawmakers urge EPA to review pollution permits at controversial Utah oil facilities
Two Colorado lawmakers are pressuring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to scrutinize existing and proposed pollution permits for three oil-transportation facilities in Utah, where they worry the expansion could endanger residents and wildlife across state lines. The expansion of Wildcat Loadout, Price River Terminal and Savage Energy Terminal will increase oil export capacity in Utah’s […]
UK ‘net zero’ project will produce 20m tonnes of carbon pollution, say experts | Energy
A multi-billion pound ‘net zero’ project backed by two of the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies will emit more than 20 million tonnes of global warming carbon over its lifetime, according to findings submitted to the UK government. It is said that it will become. The Net Zero Teesside scheme to build a new gas-fired […]
5 companies create a quarter of plastic pollution: Study
Five companies account for a quarter of the world’s plastic waste, according to a study published in the journal Science Advances. the studyThe study, conducted by the Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution, included an examination of plastic waste collected from 2018 to 2022. Of the more than 1.8 million pieces of waste collected, more than […]
Victims of Montana asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take Warren Buffett’s railroad to court
LIBBY, Mont. — When Paul Resch was a kid, he spent his time walking through asbestos through the northwestern Montana town of Libby, just yards from the railroad tracks that kicked up dust as trains carried pollutants from mountaintop mines. I remember playing baseball on fields made of contaminated vermiculite. During long days along the […]
Pollution burdens nearly half of New York and communities of color most harmed – report | New York
Nearly half of all New Yorkers live in areas with a “disproportionate” burden of pollution. report I found it. A citywide assessment released Friday says communities of color are most affected and are also more vulnerable to the effects of climate change. “We had orange skies last year, and we will continue to see repeated […]
New Jersey pushes back on NYC’s $15 congestion toll: ‘You are not eliminating pollution; you are just displacing it’
New Jersey held oral arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit against New York state over $15 per day congestion fees for Manhattan commuters. The lawsuit alleges that the plan would impose an economic burden on New Jersey residents and fail to reduce pollution. WABC TV report. According to the complaint, the Federal Highway Administration approved New […]
River Wye pollution measures ‘fail to emerge’, letters suggest | Rivers
The government has been accused of quietly shelving plans to regenerate the polluted River Wye after a letter from the government showed the plans were incomplete with no date set for publication. A letter revealed to the Guardian under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act said the then environment secretary, Therese Coffey, told stakeholders in […]
Biden Net Zero Pollution Edicts Target Heavy Duty Diesel Trucks, Buses
The Biden administration has begun cracking down on emissions from heavy-duty diesel trucks and buses, with regulations announced Friday aimed at forcing those vehicles to work toward achieving zero-pollution goals. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) claims the new rules will be the “highest greenhouse gas emissions standards in history” for all vehicles, from city buses […]
Arizona GOP leaders, Chamber sue EPA over new air pollution standard
A group of prominent Arizona Republicans sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday, arguing that new air pollution regulations would harm the economy. Republican leaders in the state House and Senate are working with the state Chamber of Commerce. suitargued that the new standard for fine air pollutants, known as PM 2.5, is “arbitrary, […]