air pollution
Electric Vehicle Sales Accelerate as UK Drivers Turn Away from Diesels
Sales of electric vehicles (EV) in the UK continued rising last month as demand for diesel cars dropped by almost a fifth, according to the latest monthly figures from motor industry trade body SMMT. As the government faces further action…
Tiny Air Quality Monitors Are Helping Air Pollution Tracking Go Public (PHOTO) (VIDEO)
Last summer, about a dozen high school and college students fanned out across the South Bronx and Brooklyn into four neighborhoods heavily trafficked by waste-hauling trucks. They counted the trucks and used special wearable monitors to test air quality. Not…
German and Italian Firms Join Forces on Hydrogen Bus Development
A group of German and Italian public transit companies are seeking tenders for the development of 63 hydrogen fuel cell buses as part of an EU-funded low emission transport project to help boost urban air quality. The joint procurement process…
Traffic Air Pollution Directly Damages DNA In Children, Research Finds
Exposure to high levels of traffic-related air pollution is seemingly a direct cause of the type of DNA damage that is known as telomere shortening, according to new research from the University of California, Berkeley. Notably, young people with asthma…
David Suzuki: Plastic Pollution Is Choking the Planet
People who deny that humans are wreaking havoc on the planet’s life-support systems astound me. When confronted with the obvious damage we’re doing to the biosphere—from climate change to water and air pollution to swirling plastic patches in the oceans—some…
Romania Doubles Incentives For Plug-In Electric Vehicles
In a bid to help reduce the country’s growing air pollution problems, the government of Romania has reportedly doubled the incentives on offer for buyers of plug-in electric vehicles. Following the changes — creating the “Rabla Plus” program out of…
Are Low Emission Zones the Route to Cleaner Air?
Following a high court order the government have launched their new clean air plan. One proposal is for clean air or low emission zones in many UK towns and cities aiming to reduce traffic pollution by restricting vehicles with weaker…