Expert discusses EPA crackdown on air quality rules Much of the U.S. Northeast was smothered last summer by dense smoke from Canadian wildfires, leading to New York City’s worst air quality since the 1960s. Such episodes, once mostly isolated incidents, are increasingly common due to the impact of climate change, new research shows. About 83 million … Read more
COP28 president Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber speaks during the Transforming Food Systems in the Face of Climate Change event on the sidelines of the COP28 climate summit at Dubai Expo on December 1, 2023. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images “We delivered world first after world first,” the UAE summit presidency said in a … Read more
For more than a century, American cities have been sliced and diced by high-traffic roadways. Interstate highways and wide arterials are now a defining feature of most metropolitan areas, their constant flow of cars spewing pollution into nearby neighborhoods. Researchers have only just begun to understand the health risks posed by all that pollution. Long-term … Read more
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The U.S. Forest Service has reopened most of the closed roads near the Black Bear Fire in Haywood County. Forest officials said, because of the increased containment and lower fire activity, they’re able to open all roads except Brown Gap Road. They still urge drivers to be cautious on the reopened … Read more
Vehicle pollution is a significant contributor to air pollution worldwide making it both a global and local problem. It is responsible for the release of pollutants such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, and hydrocarbons into the atmosphere. The United States Environmental Protection Agency estimates that greenhouse gas emissions from transportation account for about … Read more
Updated Nov 6, 2023 , 11:57 AM IST Breaking News: In the latest updatest Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal speaks on Delhi’s deteriorating air quality. According to the sources, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called a high-level meeting on the issue of increasing pollution in Delhi. This meeting will be held in Delhi Secretariat at … Read more
Women living and working in places with higher levels of fine particle air pollution are more likely to get breast cancer than those living and working in less polluted areas. Results of the first study to take account of the effects of both residential and workplace exposure to air pollution on breast cancer risk are … Read more
Workers load packages into Amazon Rivian Electric trucks at an Amazon facility in Poway, California, November 16, 2022. Sandy Huffaker | Reuters As Amazon and other big businesses ramp up efforts to reduce their carbon footprint, they’re putting pressure on their suppliers to do the same, and those who don’t may pay a big price. … Read more
The Treasury is tasked with adjudicating how the hydrogen production tax credit included in the IRA will be implemented. It has said guidance on the tax credit will come by the end of the year and energy and climate communities are anxiously awaiting word. At the heart of the issue is how the electricity that … Read more
In a recent study published in the journal Nature Food, researchers assessed the health implications of international food trade, determining its positive and negative effects on dietary risks and diet-related mortality globally using 2019 trade data. Image Credit: vovidzha / Shutterstock Background Around 20-25% of food for human consumption is traded internationally. While this trade increases food variety … Read more