EPA is cracking down on deadly air pollution with a new rule - CNN
Feb 7, 2024 · The US Environmental Protection Agency finalized a key update to the federal air quality standard for fine soot – a step to reduce deadly air pollution that’s been over a decade in the making.
Air Pollution News - ScienceDaily
3 days ago · Read scientific research on air pollution including pollution sources, health effects, and ways to reduce air pollution.
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...
Nearly 40% of people in the US live with unhealthy air pollution ... - CNN
Apr 23, 2024 · More people across the United States – nearly 40% – are living in places with unhealthy levels of polluted air, according to a new report from the American Lung Association.
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...
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...
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.
All but 7 Countries on Earth Have Air Pollution Above WHO …
Mar 19, 2024 · Only 10 countries and territories out of 134 achieved the World Health Organization’s standards for a pervasive form of air pollution last year, according to air quality data compiled by IQAir, a...
Almost everyone now breathing polluted air, warns WHO - UN News
Apr 4, 2022 · An astonishing 99 per cent of the world’s population breathes polluted air that exceeds internationally approved limits, with negative health impacts kicking in at much lower levels than...