Tomorrow Takes Flight tackles plastic pollution

DUBAI, UAE, 8 July 2025: The Emirates Group’s efforts to align with this year’s UN call to end plastic pollution were on display at its ‘Tomorrow Takes Flight’ event. The exhibition echoed the international organisation’s mission to reduce...

Ozone pollution alert affecting Riverside County Thursday

Riverside County is under an air quality alert which was reported by the National Weather Service on Monday at 3:58 p.m. The alert is in effect until Thursday July 10, at 8 p.m. The NWS San Diego CA states to anticipate, “The South Coast AQMD has...

Ozone pollution alert for 5 Freeway north of LA Thursday

5 Freeway north of LA is included in an air quality alert reported by the National Weather Service on Monday at 2:31 p.m. The alert is in effect until Thursday July 10, at 8:15 p.m. The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA states to be ready for, “The South...

Study shows strong link between lung cancer and air pollution, but not second-hand smoke

Reductions in tobacco smoking have led to lower rates of lung cancer in many places. But people who have never smoked still get lung cancer. In fact, globally, their numbers are proportionally on the rise. Scientists at UC San Diego wanted to...

SPOTTED: X Gives Verification Checkmarks to 'God', 2 Jesus Christs Amid Parody Pollution

No fewer than three accounts are posing as Jesus Christ and God, the most revered religious figures in Christianity, on the popular social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter). Both figures, highly regarded as being supernatural and...

Final contribution to IFRS survey on Amendments to Greenhouse Gas Emissions Disclosures - Insurance Europe

You ask, we answer: What's the point of emissions testing?

A Milwaukee County driver who needed an emissions test to renew his license plates recently asked Public Investigator: Why are these tests still required? Public Investigator asked the Department of Transportation to break it down and what options...

Alliance Achieves Breakthrough in Cleaning Solvent Air Pollution Control Limits for the Printing Industry

There are times in the regulatory rule development process where opportunities arise that allow for rules to be made that can have an impact for decades to come. The printing industry just experienced one of those moments with the recent changes...

Paris Lifts Century-Long Swimming Ban — Then Reinstates Ban 1 Day Later Due to Pollution

The capital of France lifted its century-long swimming ban over the weekend, allowing Parisians to take a dip in the Seine river, only for the ban to be reinstated a day later over pollution concerns. After dozens of people swam in Paris' Seine...

Not too late to stem the tide on global warming devastation, Halifax MP says

“Public concern in the late 1980s was right at the top and we had the first international conference on the atmosphere in 1988, where there were 300 people, over 40 governments, environmentalists, scientists, private sector people,” Suzuki, 89,...

Panchayat officials to be held responsible for water pollution, warns Priyank Kharge

Barcelona's air: polluting emissions fall but still exceed the EU's 2030 target

BarcelonaBarcelona closes the first half of the year on the right track in terms of air pollution: nitrogen dioxide (NO2) remain low after 2024 where historic lows were reached and the positive trend of recent years is confirmed. In fact, a...

Silent, Emissions-Free Cruising

Several forward-thinking boatbuilders are now embracing technology such as lithium-phosphate batteries, giving boaters a way to have the power they need without the annoyance. Courtesy Horizon Power Catamarans Sometimes, innovation is born of...

Tackling the menace called air pollution

New Orleans aims to cut emissions, energy bills with long-stalled benchmarking law

By Tristan Baurick Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — As thousands of architects and planners flocked to New Orleans in 2014 for the world’s largest sustainable design conference, the city saw a chance to prove it belonged in the green...

Trump's EPA delays pollution standards, drawing cheers from U.S. Steel, jeers from environmentalists

The Trump administration is delaying mandates that would have forced steelmakers U.S. Steel and Cleveland-Cliffs to cut toxic emissions, drawing industry praise and environmentalist dismay. A July 1 order from the Environmental Protection Agency...

Sakurajima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 07/1720Z to 9000 ft (2700 m)

Mon, 7 Jul 2025, 18:15 | BY: VN Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 7 Jul 2025 Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 9000 ft (2700 m) altitude or...

Study: High Long-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Air Pollution is Associated With Diffuse Myocardial Fibrosis

High long-term exposure to ambient fine particulate air pollution is associated with early signs of heart damage, according to recent data published in Radiology. Specifically, the authors observed that this particulate matter in the air, known as...

Building Community 2025 to Host Discussion on Pollution’s Effects on Infant Mortality and Child Development

Building Community 2025 is hosting its fourth teach-in event titled How Does Pollution Harm Children? on Thursday, July 24, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. ET at St. Benedict’s Brew Works in Ferdinand. The session will be facilitated by Dr. Norma Kreilein,...

Air pollution in Tehran, Karaj spark health warnings

In the capital, levels had reached 260 in the past 24 hours with other areas exceeding 300, entering the 'hazardous' category, the highest state of alert in the country's pollution indexes which range between zero and 500. Health officials have...