EPA is cracking down on deadly air pollution with a new rule - CNN
Feb 7, 2024 · CNN — The US Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a key update to the federal air quality standard for fine soot – a step toward reducing deadly air pollution that’s been over a decade...
Air Pollution News - ScienceDaily
4 days ago · Air pollution articles. Read scientific research on air pollution including pollution sources, health effects, and ways to reduce air pollution. Full text, images.
131 million in U.S. live in areas with unhealthy pollution ... - NBC News
Apr 24, 2024 · Nearly 40% of people in the U.S. are living in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution and the country is backsliding on clean air progress as the effects of climate change intensify,...
130 million Americans routinely breathe unhealthy air, report finds - NPR
Apr 24, 2024 · Over one-third of Americans, or about 130 million people, routinely breathe in unhealthy air, according to the newest State of the Air report from the American Lung Association (ALA). That number...
EPA tightens rules on some air pollution for the first time in ... - NPR
Feb 7, 2024 · Air pollution has fallen across the U.S. since the Clean Air Act of 1970. But some areas, like Los Angeles, still suffer heavy pollution from soot and smog. New rules on soot pollution from...
Biden administration cracks down on air pollution, citing links to ...
Feb 8, 2024 · The Biden administration on Wednesday announced a new air quality standard that aims to prevent deadly illnesses linked to pollutants. The standard cracks down on fine particulate matter — tiny...
Deadly and growing impact of air pollution laid bare in new …
Jun 18, 2024 · The State of Global Air (SoGA) report published in partnership with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warns on Wednesday that air pollution is increasingly impacting human health - and is now the...
EPA's new rule aims to cut cancer-causing air pollution from ... - NPR
Apr 9, 2024 · The Environmental Protection Agency announced a major rule on Tuesday to reduce toxic air pollution coming from more than 200 chemical plants across the U.S. The move comes as part of the...
New WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines aim to save millions of …
Sep 22, 2021 · New WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) provide clear evidence of the damage air pollution inflicts on human health, at even lower concentrations than previously understood.
Nearly 40% of people in the US live with unhealthy air pollution ... - CNN
Apr 23, 2024 · The number of people living with levels of air pollution that can significantly affect their health climbed from about 119 million in last year’s data to 131 million in the current data,...
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