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USA: Families Relocating Due to Pollution, but Healthier Areas Reserved Only for the Wealthy
Excessive air pollution in certain areas of the United States influences households’ decisions to relocate, but only wealthier families can afford to settle in areas with satisfactory air quality, researchers from Lancaster University reveal. Their study, published in the journal…
Uppsala has cleanest city air in Europe
The EEA’s European city air quality viewer ranks 375 cities from the cleanest to the most polluted based on average levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5). The data was collected from over 500 monitoring stations at urban locations across EEA…
EU: Citizens Can Now Seek Compensation from Polluters
The European Union has adopted an amended directive on industrial and livestock emissions, 2024/1785 (IED 2.0), granting citizens greater rights than the directive adopted in 2010. Now, the European Commission announced they can seek compensation for damages caused by polluters.…
Maribor – Circular Economy Implementation Hub
Back in the day, Maribor was one of the most developed cities in Yugoslavia. Today, it is the second largest city in Slovenia and the first in the region to apply the circular economy principles. Following the adoption of the…
Possibilities of Artificial Intelligence in Environmental Protection
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used for environmental protection, offering ever-increasing possibilities. We cannot see and translate most of the connections that determine the state of the environment into equations. This is a prerequisite for understanding cause and effect.…
Breathing in Polluted Air in Pregnancy Common Cause of Increasingly Present Mental Illnesses in Children
Numerous scientific studies indicate a connection between polluted air and the occurrence of pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases, as well as some types of cancer. However, the potential health problems from breathing in bad air go back even further, according to…
Serbian Scientists in the Fight for Cleaner air and Greater Energy Efficiency
In Western Balkan countries, thermal power plants are the leading electricity producers, accounting for about 54 per cent of the total energy production. At the same time, thermal power plants are the main source of NOX gas emissions, which account…