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The new regulations proposed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Air Act have kicked up a storm. Although few of its earlier targets have been achieved, the
The new regulations proposed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Air Act have kicked up a storm. Although few of its earlier targets have been achieved, the
In Kanpur, one of the worst polluted cities in India, the smog never goes away. Diesel-guzzling tempos, the city's most common mode of transport, fight for space on potholed-and-muddy roads. Dust
Scared of losing tourists due to the haze, the Malaysian government makes air quality levels an official secret
Is there any point in keeping an architectural beauty radiant while the rest of the city goes to pot?
As pressure mounts on them to produce more electric cars, manufacturers question their environmental benefits
An US Environment Protection Agency decision has added fuel to the fire in the row between the American oil industry and ethanol producers
DID you know that the best remedy for jet lag is sunshine? Or that female athletes can outrun males in a marathon? And, if your teenage son drives his mobike at breakneck speed, blame it on an
Excessive pollution predicted from future energy consumption can be reduced if alternative sources are used and efficiency is increased.
So you thought plants are non-polluting? Three studies released recently by German scientists have turned this belief upside down. According to them, stressed plants release toluene, a smog-forming
Environment officials in Massachusetts, usa, are considering whether to let four gas-powered plants to switch to dirtier oil, 50 per cent more often, this winter. The state is focusing on these
US regulators are proposing to weaken air quality laws, which would allow new coal-fired power plants to pollute US parks from Shenandoah in Virginia to the Great Basin in Nevada, a new report said on Thursday. Amid rising power demand and flat US natural gas output, electricity generators are seeking to build power plants fired by abundant coal. The fuel is cheap compared with other fossil fuels, but emits more pollutants, such as mercury and smog components sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, as well as the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.
Despite reports of health benefits and the energising effects of oxygen bars, which have become the latest craze in China, David Valacer, pulmonary specialist at New York Hospital contends that
Delhi is gasping for breath! The smog attack is getting worse by the day in the National Capital Region with medical experts and environmentalists raising the red flag over the health hazards. Delhi CM
The Sri Lankan players had to wear pollution masks on day 2 of the third Test against India at Feroz Shah Kotla due to increased level of smog. However, this is not the first time a cricket match has been
As winter slowly sets in in North India, so is the toxic smog. The air quality in Delhi has fallen so badly already that the government's graded response action plan came into effect this week. But will
India s economic growth has come at a terrible price. In two decades, while the GDP more than doubled, vehicular pollution increased eight times over and industrial pollution by four times. But policy makers have consistently underscored the cost of death
Excess of any thing is bad, and nitrogen is no exception. The benevolent gas is actually responsible for immense ecological damage
One of the main reasons given for nationalising the coalmines of India was to protect workers from accidents. What followed was large scale destruction of the environment. Now, the danger is not just from accidents that kill. For the residents of coal tow
Amid the blind rush of consumerism, a stall on air pollution was the sole voice of sanity
People living in polluted and already unhealthy cities like Delhi must remember that this diesel boom will only make breathing more difficult