Climate policies are 50% more effective when they consider air pollution
Climate policies are up to 50% more effective when they account for air pollution improvements, according to a new paper…
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Vehicles, Air Pollution, and Human Health
Nearly one half of everyone living in the United States—an estimated 150 million—live in areas that don’t meet federal air…
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Access to a healthy environment, declared a human right by UN rights council
In resolution 48/13, the Council called on States around the world to work together, and with other partners, to implement this newly…
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Researchers Develop a New Way to Remove Greenhouse Gases From the Atmosphere
Greenhouse gas emissions are causing global temperatures to slowly but surely shoot upwards past their pre-industrial levels. A vital new…
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New UN report details environmental impacts of export of used vehicles to developing world
Nairobi, 26 October 2020 – Millions of used cars, vans and minibuses exported from Europe, the United States and Japan to…
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Air pollution may increase women’s risk of dementia
Living in an area with higher levels of air pollution may increase the risk of dementia in older women, according…
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Millions of Highly-Polluting Used Cars “Dumped” on Developing Countries- UN
According to a report published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), up to 80% of cars exported to developing countries, more…
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Air fryers pose indoor air pollution risk
Air fryers can pose a major risk to indoor air quality if used without proper ventilation, a new study has…
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NIGER: the country remains at the top of the African air pollution ladder
In Niger, air pollution has reached the critical threshold of 81.1 micrograms of fine particles (PM2.5) per m3, a little…
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The Clean Air Act saved 1.5 billion birds
A reduction in ozone pollution across the U.S may have saved 1.5 billion birds during the past 40 years, according…
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