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India measures air quality in world's most polluted capital
Apr 06, 2015 (AFP)
India's prime minister suggested Monday the country's "age-old traditions" could be used to ease its choking smog, as he launched a new air quality index for th...
Travelling pollution
Apr 05, 2015 (SPX)
Researchers from the UK and Malaysia have detected a human fingerprint deep in the Borneo rainforest in Southeast Asia. Cold winds blowing from the north carry ...
Fight to save Italy steelworks, where cancer trumps starving
Apr 01, 2015 (AFP)
As the main blast furnace at one of Europe's most polluted steelworks belches its last toxic cloud, activist Fabio Matacchiera was the only one there celebratin...
Models in gas masks highlight Indonesian environmental devastation
Mar 31, 2015 (AFP)
Wearing gas masks and designer dresses, models paraded down a catwalk against a backdrop of polluted, rubbish-strewn paddy fields in central Indonesia, a colour...
Lisbon, Luxembourg rank Europe's worst for pollution fight: study
Mar 30, 2015 (AFP)
Lisbon and Luxembourg rank last in a test of how hard European cities are fighting air pollution, while Zurich and Copenhagen come top, an environmental group s...
Paris forces even-numbered cars off roads to fight smog
Mar 23, 2015 (AFP)
French authorities forced half the cars off the roads of Paris on Monday in a bid to reduce spiking smog levels over the past week. All cars with licence plates...
Air pollutants may bolster airborne allergens
Mar 23, 2015 (UPI)
New research suggests a pair of air pollutants linked with global warming may bolster the potency of airborne allergens. As higher temperatures become the norm,...
River algae affecting mercury pollution at Superfund site
Mar 23, 2015 (SPX)
Dartmouth scientists and their colleagues have found that periphyton -- a community of algae, bacteria and other natural material living on submerged surfaces -...
Smog-choked Paris forces half of cars off roads
Mar 21, 2015 (AFP)
French authorities will on Monday put in place emergency traffic-limiting measures in Paris, as the City of Light and much of northern France suffers from a cho...
Russia brands branch of Norwegian eco group 'foreign agent'
Mar 20, 2015 (AFP)
Russia on Friday added a branch of a Norwegian-based environmental NGO to its list of "foreign agents" under a controversial law that critics say is designed to...
Britain on air pollution alert over toxic cloud
Mar 19, 2015 (AFP)
A toxic air pollution cloud blew over Britain on Thursday causing potential health problems for vulnerable people as the country struggles to meet its clean air...
Eiffel tower shrouded in smog as Paris pollution spikes
Mar 18, 2015 (AFP)
The Eiffel Tower disappeared behind a brown smog on Wednesday as Paris and much of northern France suffered a spike in pollution. "The pollution levels are cons...
Nutrient pollution reduces ability to support aquatic life in waterways
Mar 16, 2015 (SPX)
Nutrient pollution from nitrogen and phosphorus in streams has long been known to increase carbon production by algae, often causing nuisance and harmful algal ...
China 'falling short' on fighting pollution: premier
Mar 15, 2015 (AFP)
China is falling short of its people's expectations in battling smog, Premier Li Keqiang said Sunday, one week after authorities blocked a scathing documentary ...
Ancient Mongol metallurgy an extreme polluter
Mar 13, 2015 (SPX)
The ancient Mongols have a reputation for having been fierce warriors. A new study out of the University of Pittsburgh shows them to have been unmatched pollute...
Concern over India plan to stop publishing smog data
Mar 11, 2015 (AFP)
Environmental activists expressed concern Wednesday after Indian authorities said they would stop releasing raw air pollution figures for New Delhi, the world's...
Smog documentary blocked by China after becoming viral hit
Mar 07, 2015 (AFP)
A hard-hitting video investigation into China's grave air pollution problem has been pulled from mainstream video sites, days after it garnered more than 150 mi...
Hidden hazards found in green products
Mar 06, 2015 (SPX)
Dr. Anne Steinemann, Professor of Civil Engineering, and the Chair of Sustainable Cities, from the Department of Infrastructure Engineering, Melbourne School of...
Water in smog may reveal pollution sources
Mar 05, 2015 (SPX)
The chemical signature of water vapor emitted by combustion sources such as vehicles and furnaces has been found in the smoggy winter inversions that often chok...
China vows to fight pollution 'with all might'
Mar 05, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday renewed pledges to tackle the country's chronic pollution, without announcing any significant new environmental measures....
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