Op-Ed: The Hidden Costs of ‘Cheater Economics’ on Human Health
'Cheater economics' enables polluting products to be sold cheaper than many clean products and includes subsidies for fossil fuels, pesticides and toxic chemicals. Cheater economics tolerates pollution...
View ArticleBeijing to Phase Out Coal
Local authorities in Beijing announced that the city will ban coal sales and use by 2020 to reduce air pollution, Xinhua News Agency reports. Six Beijing districts will not be using coal and will close...
View ArticleChina, The Nature Conservancy Work to Curb Pollution
It might seem like a strange partnership between a nonprofit and a huge nation, but it might work. TNC’s Conservation Blueprint project identified 32 regions that the organization and the Chinese...
View ArticleStronger Local and Trans-border Policies Needed to Tackle Air Pollution
Tougher treaties that penalize polluters while also providing incentives to stop, as well as new technological solutions, are vital for improving global air quality.
View ArticleSierra Club Takes Coal Fight to Supreme Court
Sierra Club, Ratepayers & Community Intervenors and Earthjustice are taking the New York Public Service Commission to the state Supreme Court over a plan to repower the Dunkirk power plant. The...
View ArticleAre Cities the New Cigarettes?
These days, even a non-smoker is unknowingly smoking several cigarettes a week.
View ArticleEPA’s Historic Coal Ash Disposal Rule Not Enough, Watchdogs Say
Today's institution of the first federal standards governing coal ash disposal mark a milestone, but they leave a lot to be desired if public and environmental health and safety are to be assured,...
View ArticleChinese Court Clears the Way For Environmentalists to Bring Suit
The Chinese Supreme People’s Court just announced that it will reduce the court fees required for environmental groups to bring lawsuits against polluters, making these suits more feasible for...
View ArticleTech Lowers NOx Emissions in California Oil & Gas Sector
A new, cleaner-burning combustion technology promises to cost-effectively lower nitrous oxide emissions at oIl and gas facilities in California's San Joaquin Valley. ClearSign's Duplex Burner...
View ArticleReport: Pollution is the Leading Cause of Death in the Developing World
Pollution is the leading cause of death in low- and middle-income countries, according to a report from the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution. In 2012, pollution – in the form of contaminated...
View ArticleNovo Nordisk Annual Report Takes Diabetes Battle to the Cities
Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, a leading force in the battle against diabetes, calls on cities to help residents get healthier.
View ArticleDocumentary on China’s Air Pollution Spurs National Debate, Government...
Last week, "Under The Dome," a biting documentary about China’s air pollution problem went viral in the country, garnering more than 300 million views – the equivalent of more than a fifth of China’s...
View ArticleCouture Smog Masks Unveiled At China Fashion Week
We’ve all seen the powerful images of residents in China’s most polluted cities wearing face masks to protect themselves against the dangerous levels of smog. But at last fall’s Mercedes-Benz China...
View ArticleMinneapolis — the Healthiest City in the U.S.
Livability, an organization that works with communities to develop content marketing programs, ranked the top 10 healthiest cities in the U.S. Minneapolis, Minnesota, made the No. 1 spot. How did your...
View ArticleObama Links Climate Change with Public Health
This week is National Public Health Week. One of the events commemorating the occasion was a roundtable discussion on Tuesday at Howard University's College of Medicine, where President Barack Obama...
View ArticleThis Wearable Device Helps You Ditch Air Pollution
This wearable “citizen scientist” tech device crowdsources real-time environmental data, providing critical information for both the general public and healthcare providers about air quality.
View ArticleThe Great Fall of China (Or So They Keep Telling Us)
The world keeps citing the rising number of environmental protests as a sign of China’s impending doom. It is true that the occurrence of such protests has increased by 29 percent year-on-year since...
View ArticleHold Your Breath: The Fight Over Clean Air Continues
EPA opponents just scored a major victory at the U.S. Supreme Court, but it could undermine their larger efforts to undo EPA’s Clean Power Plan.
View ArticleGoogle Drives Air Quality Research With Street View Cars
Do you ever sniff the urban air and think, “Gee, I wonder how much nitric oxide I just inhaled?” If so, you won’t have to wonder any more because soon Google will have that data for you. For a month,...
View ArticleAir Pollution in China is Killing More Than a Million People a Year
Air pollution levels in China have reached catastrophic proportions. According to research newly published by Berkeley Earth, air pollution kills more than 4,000 people every day in China. That’s 1.6...
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