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Wood fires and diesel cars pose pollution threat: EU watchdog
2013-10-15 09:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Air pollution is dangerously high across many parts of Europe, resulting in premature deaths, ill health and huge economic losses linked to reduced crop yields, Europe's environmental watchdog said on Tuesday. While emissions of some pollutants have declined sharply in Europe in recent decades, more diesel cars and a rise in wood burning by households as a cheap alternative to gas mean other types of harmful pollution are receding more slowly. European regulators are expected to propose a tightening...
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