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Red Cedar Tree Study Shows That Clean Air Act Is Reducing Pollution, Improving Forests
2013-09-06 05:02:05| pollutiononline News Articles
A collaborative project involving a Kansas State University ecologist has shown that the Clean Air Act has helped forest systems recover from decades of sulfur pollution and acid rain
Air Pollution Blamed for 200,000 Early U.S. Deaths Each Year
2013-09-05 06:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: Polluted air causes roughly 200,000 early deaths each year across the United States, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology conclude after tracking emissions from industrial smokestacks, vehicle tailpipes, marine and rail transport, and commercial and residential heating. Emissions from road transportation are the most deadly, causing 53,000 premature deaths a year, followed by power generation, with 52,000 deaths, finds the study by MIT`s Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment...
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Carnival signs deal with EPA to reduce air pollution from cruise ships
2013-09-05 01:00:00| Ship Technology
Carnival, a Miami-based cruise ship company, has signed a deal with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce air pollution caused by its fleet of cruise ships off North American coasts.
World Bank targets air pollution in climate battle
2013-09-03 10:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The World Bank said on Tuesday it was planning "aggressive action" to help developing nations cut emissions of soot and other air pollutants blamed for causing climate change, in a shift also meant to protect human health and aid crop growth. Of its funding to poor nations, almost 8 percent - $18 billion from 2007-12 - goes to sectors such as energy, farming, waste and transport that have a potential to cut emissions, a bank report said. The bank said it would shift policy to insist that such...
Air Pollution Kills 200,000 People in the US Every Year, Study Shows
2013-09-02 17:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Air pollution is behind nearly 200,000 early deaths every year in the United States, according to a new study by researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. According to Steven Barrett, an assistant professor of aeronautics and astronautics and the study's lead author, those who die from air pollution-related causes do so on average 10 years earlier than they otherwise might have. Published in the journal Atmospheric Environment, the report utilizes emissions data from the Environmental...
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