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Eleven EU nations exceed air pollution ceilings: EEA
2014-03-25 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Eleven European Union nations breached ceilings for air pollution in 2012 despite plans to avert health-damaging smog of the sort that choked Paris this month, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said on Monday. The number rose from 10 in 2011, with the addition of Malta to the list of states above national limits set for at least one of four pollutants from sources including industry and cars. "Air pollution is still a very real problem," EEA executive director Hans Bruyninckx said in a...
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Air pollution top environmental health risk
2014-03-25 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Air pollution kills about 7 million people worldwide every year, and is now the single biggest environmental health risk, with more than half of the fatalities due to fumes from indoor stoves, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) published Tuesday. "The evidence signals the need for concerted action to clean up the air we all breathe," said Maria Neira, head of the WHO's environmental and social public health department. "The risks from air pollution are now far greater...
Wisconsin reduces carbon pollution as climate change concerns grow
2014-03-24 14:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Badger Herald: As concerns over the implications of global climate change have risen, studies show they have spurred action in Wisconsin and across the nation to address the issue with carbon emissions standards, renewable energy requirements and public awareness. According to a recent report released by Wisconsin Environment, an environmental advocacy group, Wisconsins energy efficiency requirements reduced carbon pollution by at least 4 million metric tons in 2012 alone, which is equal to the annual emissions...
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United Kingdom: Rain could increase river pollution
2014-03-24 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Wetter winters in the future could increase agricultural pollution in Britain's rivers, say scientists. A research team from Lancaster University concluded that increased, more intensive winter rainfall is likely to wash more fertiliser out of soil and into rivers. This could artificially nourish plants, including toxic algae. The research team is now embarking on a project to help predict and ultimately mitigate agricultural pollution. Its study aims to work out how the changing climate and...
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Texas Chemical Plant Agrees To Cut Harmful Air Pollution In Overburdened Community
2014-03-24 02:24:20| pollutiononline News Articles
The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced recently that Flint Hills Resources of Port Arthur has agreed to implement innovative technologies to control harmful air pollution from industrial flares and leaking equipment at the company’s chemical plant in Port Arthur, Texas
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