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Smog related deaths on the rise in the UK

Christi — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:37:31 +0000

It is finally happening. It has started in the United Kingdom, and will no doubt spread to the world. Human death as a result of air pollution has been reported on a rise in the UK. It is being said that most of the pollution travels through winds...

Asian soot, smog may boost global warming in US

AP — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:06:47 +0000

Smog, soot and other particles like the kind often seen hanging over Beijing add to global warming and may raise summer temperatures in the American heartland by three degrees in about 50 years, says a new federal science report released...

EPA limits lawnmower emissions to stem pollution

AP — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:20:19 +0000

Gasoline-powered lawnmowers that are a big cause of summertime air pollution will have to be dramatically cleaner under rules issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection...

Limits on lawnmower emissions to stem pollution

AP — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:21:13 +0000

Gasoline-powered lawnmowers blamed for summertime air pollution will have to be cleaner under new rules from the Environmental Protection Agency.

China likely to broaden antipollution monitoring

Sameer Kumar — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:29:21 +0000

China is likely to introduce new pollution monitoring measures in 2009 and learn from action taken during the Olympics to try and ensure Beijing does not sink back into smog, officials said on...

China unveils emergency pollution plans for Games

Subhabrata — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:39:52 +0000

When Olympic is round the corner China is still dogged by the persistent pollution problems. Thick pollution blanketed the Chinese capital on Sunday — one of the smoggiest days seen in the past month. China’s environmental ministry has...

EPA: Smog could get worse with global warming

AP — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:28:55 +0000

Global warming could worsen smog and stretch what typically is a summer pollution problem into the spring and fall, government scientists predicted Thursday.Smog is most likely to get worse in the Northeast, lower Midwest, and mid-Atlantic regions...

Smog in Beijing five times over safety limit as Olympics nears

Shelly — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:10:17 +0000

Pollution around the Olympic stadium in Beijing could be five times worse than levels deemed safe by the World Health Organisation.

Lawmaker threatens contempt vote for EPA chief

AP — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:37:07 +0000

A House committee chairman threatened Friday to hold the head of the EPA and another top Bush administration official in contempt of Congress for not handing over documents about new smog requirements.Democratic Rep. Henry Waxman of California,...

Groups sue government over new smog rules

AP — Tue, 27 May 2008 20:42:37 +0000

Health and environmental organizations filed a lawsuit Tuesday arguing that the Bush administration failed to protect public health and the environment when it issued new smog requirements.The lawsuit maintains that the Environmental Protection...