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Over 95% Of World’s Population Live In Areas With Dangerous Air Pollution
More than 95% of the world’s population in 2016 (+7 billion) lived in areas with dangerously high levels of air pollution — that is, in areas where WHO organization guidelines for air quality (themselves likely an underestimate) were exceeded. This…
Air Pollution: UK Government’s Failed Legal Battles Cost Taxpayers £500,000
The UK government has spent more than half a million pounds on failed legal battles against clean air campaigners, according to newly released documents that underline the cost of weak action on pollution. The figures – obtained under a freedom…
Crop Fires Can Push Delhi Air Pollution 20 Times Beyond Safe Levels, Study Finds
As of 2016, New Delhi was the 11th most polluted city in the world, which was a positive development compared to 2014, when it had the dubious honor of being number one, according to World Health Organization (WHO) data reported…
Clean Air Is Now a Status Symbol in the World’s Most Polluted Cities
The Cordis hotel in Shanghai boasts proximity to railways and the airport, a beautiful pool, and double-filtered air. Indeed, air quality seems to be a selling point for this luxury hotel — each of its 396 rooms is equipped with…
Government Launches £260m Clean Air Fund
The government official launched its £220m Clean Air Fund to help local authorities cut air pollution across the UK late last week. But it disappointed campaigners by failing to move forward with plans for a nationwide diesel scrappage scheme, briefed…
High Court In UK Rules That Current Air Pollution Mitigation Plans Aren’t Enough, Must Be Improved
The air pollution mitigation plans in place in the UK currently aren’t enough on their own to address the issue, and need to be improved, the union’s High Court has ruled, according to recent reports. The ruling follows from a…
Lidija Kesar, NGO FRACTAL: Citizens Have the Right to Know What Kind of Air they Breathe
Everyone should be aware of the fact that air pollution is one of the most important problems at the moment in environmental protection in Serbia. If you asked any man in the street if it was important to him what…