Recent Air Pollution Articles page 4

Los Angeles Business Journal - The two ports – together, the single largest source of dirty air in Los Angeles – are seeking to drastically reduce their air pollution through a variety of measures. The largest and most costly element is a proposal to replace an aging fleet of ...

Daily Telegraph - In justifying its proposals, Transport for London warned that the capital suffered some of the worst air pollution in Europe. "Each year there are an estimated 1,000 premature deaths and a further 1,000 hospital admissions due to poor air quality in ...

Edmonton Sun - The rapid industrialization and use of coal is blamed for toxic air pollution that accounts for more than 400,000 deaths a year. The rate of lung cancer had increased by 33% in the last five years. And, in another recently released statistic, every ...

Independent Online - As well as poor water, Hong Kong also suffers from air pollution that on many days leaves the city clouded in haze, partly caused by local power plants and emissions from factories in the neighbouring Pearl River Delta region in southern China

MSN UK News - The Home Affairs Ministry announced a campaign Monday to promote bicycle use as a way to cope with traffic, air pollution and soaring global oil prices. The ministry said it will seek to increase the number of bicycle-only roads and bicycle racks ...

Press Democrat - A cold and still winter night feels perfect for curling up in front of a roaring fire or warm wood stove, but Bay Area pollution inspectors may soon be able to cite you for your crackling hearth. "Burning wood is one of the greatest sources of air ...

International Herald Tribune - But the growth of coal-burning is also contributing to global warming, and is linked to environmental and health issues ranging from acid rain to asthma. Air pollution kills more than 2 million people prematurely, according to the World Health ...

Reuters UK - DENVER, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp's (XOM.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) 150,000 barrel per day (bpd) Los Angeles market refinery in Torrance, California, filed notice on Friday evening with Los Angeles air pollution regulators on plans to ...

San Diego Union-Tribune - ... east wind could blow soot and ash from the barren earth all the way to the coast. After the October 2003 wildfires, the county encountered the problem into the following February, said Bill Brick, senior meteorologist at the county Air Pollution ...

Times of India - Beijing is often shrouded in a thick industrial haze and air pollution has frequently been cited as a major threat to the successful hosting of the August 8-24 games. Rogge praised Chinese efforts to address the pollution program, saying that ...