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Air Pollution Forces France Offer Free Weekend Public Transportation
2014-03-15 15:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: With most of the country suffering from what is being called the worst air pollution since 2007, several cities in France are making buses, trains and other forms public transportation available free of charge this weekend. According to The Telegraphs Henry Samuel, Paris, Caen, Grenoble, Reims and Rouen are among the cities that will be waiving public transportation fees over the next few days. The move is being described as an attempt to reduce the number of cars on the roads in the wake of...
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Nine Chinese Cities Outpaced Beijing in Air Pollution in 2013, Report Finds
2014-03-12 17:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: China's air pollution problems are more severe and widespread than previously thought, with nine cities experiencing more days of extreme air pollution than Beijing in 2013, according to a new analysis by Greenpeace's Energy Desk. Fine particulate (PM2.5) pollution plagued dozens of cities and millions of people in China most of them outside of Beijing, although the Chinese capital captured the most air pollution headlines last year. The city of Xingtai, southwest of the capital, fared worst, with...
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Traffic-related air pollution associated with changes in right ventricular structure and function
2014-03-10 13:30:33| Green Car Congress
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EPA Sets Cleaner Fuel And Car Standards, Slashing Air Pollution And Providing Health Benefits To Thousands
2014-03-10 07:09:33| pollutiononline News Articles
Based on extensive input from the public and a broad range of stakeholders, including public health groups, auto manufacturers, refiners, and states, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized emission standards for cars and gasoline that will significantly reduce harmful pollution and prevent thousands of premature deaths and illnesses, while also enabling efficiency improvements in the cars and trucks we drive
EPA Sets Cleaner Fuel and Car Standards, Slashing Air Pollution and Providing Health Benefits ...
2014-03-03 05:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
EPA finalized emission standards for cars and gasoline that will reduce harmful pollution and prevent thousands of premature deaths and illnesses, while also improving efficiency. Action will reduce standards for smog-forming VOCs and nitrogen oxides by 80%, establish 70% tighter particulate matter standard, and virtually eliminate fuel vapor emissions. Standards will also reduce vehicle emissions of toxic air pollutants, such as benzene by up to 30%, and reduce gasoline sulfur levels by more than ...This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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