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Babies in Strollers Breathe Up to 60 Percent More Dangerous Air Pollution Than Adults
Parents might want to think twice before pushing their babies in strollers alongside busy streets. A study published Aug. 10 in Environment International by the Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE) at the University of Surrey found that babies…
City of London Introduces Emissions-Based Car Parking Charges
The City of London Corporation is introducing new charges for on-street parking based on a vehicle’s pollution levels to help improve air quality. The organisation, which is the governing body of the financial and commercial district Square Mile, will use…
Volkswagen’s Electric Cars In Trouble Over Cancer Causing Materials
As if the huge Dieselgate scandal wasn’t damaging enough for Volkswagen as an automaker, the German car maker might soon find itself embroiled in yet another scandal. And this time, it is for its electric cars! According to reports, Volkswagen,…
Toyota Wheels out New Hydrogen Fuel Cell Freight Truck
The new zero emission vehicles are able to cover a 300-mile range on a full tank of the gas. Toyota has unveiled a new hydrogen fuel cell electric freight truck able to cover a 300-mile range on a full tank.…
What’s Worse Than Palm Oil for the Environment? Other Vegetable Oils, IUCN Study Finds
Banning palm oil in favor of other vegetable oils deemed less destructive to the environment could lead to greater biodiversity losses, a new report says. The report by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) comes amid mounting…
London to Host ‘Europe’s Largest Double-decker Electric Bus Fleet’
The Mayor of London has announced the city will host the largest double-decker electric bus fleet in Europe. Sadiq Khan said 68 new electric double-deckers will be launched across the city next summer, an increase of more than 10-fold on…
Delhi’s Air Pollution Is Now so Bad It Is Literally off the Chart
Smog more toxic than can be measured by monitoring devices has blanketed the Indian capital this week, months before the start of Delhi’s traditional “pollution season”. A thick haze was visible across the city from Tuesday and some government pollution…