#airpollution — Public Fediverse posts
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Volcanic ash cloud halts flights at Indonesia’s main international airport
By Guardian staff and agenciesMore than 22,000 passengers and 209 flights affected, especially those bound to and from Singapore, after eruption of Anak Krakatoa
#Airtransport #Indonesia #Singapore #Airpollution #AsiaPacific #Volcanoes #Environment #Worldnews #TheGuardian #Guardianstaff #agencies
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https://www.europesays.com/people/215918/ Elon Musk says SpaceX’s secret foundry can tackle AI’s power bottleneck by producing turbine parts #AI #AirPollution"slightly #ElonMusk #Google #Musk #SpaceX #TheInternationalEnergyAgency
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#EPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on #datacenter plans
By MATTHEW DALY
Updated 1:37 PM EDT, September 3, 2026WASHINGTON (AP) — "A plan by the Environmental Protection Agency could make it harder for the public to learn about and comment on proposed AI data centers that have sparked backlash in communities across the United States and transformed the midterm election landscape.
"The EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that states notify the public and seek comment before issuing #AirPollution permits for data centers and other #IndustrialFacilities. States could still offer opportunities for public comment, but the EPA would no longer mandate them as a condition for states to grant permits.
"Critics say the move could thwart local residents from learning about proposed data centers or making their voices heard before projects are approved and construction begins. The move comes during a widespread backlash as #TechGiants build hundreds of massive #ServerWarehouses to fuel #ArtificialIntelligence and #CloudComputing.
" 'By eliminating the long-standing federal requirement for public notice, this proposal continues efforts by the Trump administration to turn its back on the fundamental EPA principle of transparency,' said Mike Koerber, a former deputy director of EPA’s air quality office.
"If made final, the plan could create 'an unlevel playing field where citizens in one state are kept completely in the dark about new data centers and heavy industrial emissions in their backyards, while neighboring states maintain oversight,' he said.
"Under the EPA plan, states with weak or no requirements for #PublicComment could speed permits for data centers, #PowerPlants and other #PollutionSources without consulting the public or even informing communities where the facilities are located, Koerber and other critics said."
#USPol #EPAFail #NoDatacenters #NoAIDatacenters #NoisePollution #LightPollution #WaterIsLife #EnergyWaste #CorporateGreed #CorporateColonialism #DatacenterMoratoriums #Datacentres #Hyperscale #PhysicalMedia #NoPublicComment #SneakyTechGiants #AI
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#EPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on #datacenter plans
By MATTHEW DALY
Updated 1:37 PM EDT, September 3, 2026WASHINGTON (AP) — "A plan by the Environmental Protection Agency could make it harder for the public to learn about and comment on proposed AI data centers that have sparked backlash in communities across the United States and transformed the midterm election landscape.
"The EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that states notify the public and seek comment before issuing #AirPollution permits for data centers and other #IndustrialFacilities. States could still offer opportunities for public comment, but the EPA would no longer mandate them as a condition for states to grant permits.
"Critics say the move could thwart local residents from learning about proposed data centers or making their voices heard before projects are approved and construction begins. The move comes during a widespread backlash as #TechGiants build hundreds of massive #ServerWarehouses to fuel #ArtificialIntelligence and #CloudComputing.
" 'By eliminating the long-standing federal requirement for public notice, this proposal continues efforts by the Trump administration to turn its back on the fundamental EPA principle of transparency,' said Mike Koerber, a former deputy director of EPA’s air quality office.
"If made final, the plan could create 'an unlevel playing field where citizens in one state are kept completely in the dark about new data centers and heavy industrial emissions in their backyards, while neighboring states maintain oversight,' he said.
"Under the EPA plan, states with weak or no requirements for #PublicComment could speed permits for data centers, #PowerPlants and other #PollutionSources without consulting the public or even informing communities where the facilities are located, Koerber and other critics said."
#USPol #EPAFail #NoDatacenters #NoAIDatacenters #NoisePollution #LightPollution #WaterIsLife #EnergyWaste #CorporateGreed #CorporateColonialism #DatacenterMoratoriums #Datacentres #Hyperscale #PhysicalMedia #NoPublicComment #SneakyTechGiants #AI
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#EPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on #datacenter plans
By MATTHEW DALY
Updated 1:37 PM EDT, September 3, 2026WASHINGTON (AP) — "A plan by the Environmental Protection Agency could make it harder for the public to learn about and comment on proposed AI data centers that have sparked backlash in communities across the United States and transformed the midterm election landscape.
"The EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that states notify the public and seek comment before issuing #AirPollution permits for data centers and other #IndustrialFacilities. States could still offer opportunities for public comment, but the EPA would no longer mandate them as a condition for states to grant permits.
"Critics say the move could thwart local residents from learning about proposed data centers or making their voices heard before projects are approved and construction begins. The move comes during a widespread backlash as #TechGiants build hundreds of massive #ServerWarehouses to fuel #ArtificialIntelligence and #CloudComputing.
" 'By eliminating the long-standing federal requirement for public notice, this proposal continues efforts by the Trump administration to turn its back on the fundamental EPA principle of transparency,' said Mike Koerber, a former deputy director of EPA’s air quality office.
"If made final, the plan could create 'an unlevel playing field where citizens in one state are kept completely in the dark about new data centers and heavy industrial emissions in their backyards, while neighboring states maintain oversight,' he said.
"Under the EPA plan, states with weak or no requirements for #PublicComment could speed permits for data centers, #PowerPlants and other #PollutionSources without consulting the public or even informing communities where the facilities are located, Koerber and other critics said."
#USPol #EPAFail #NoDatacenters #NoAIDatacenters #NoisePollution #LightPollution #WaterIsLife #EnergyWaste #CorporateGreed #CorporateColonialism #DatacenterMoratoriums #Datacentres #Hyperscale #PhysicalMedia #NoPublicComment #SneakyTechGiants #AI
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#EPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on #datacenter plans
By MATTHEW DALY
Updated 1:37 PM EDT, September 3, 2026WASHINGTON (AP) — "A plan by the Environmental Protection Agency could make it harder for the public to learn about and comment on proposed AI data centers that have sparked backlash in communities across the United States and transformed the midterm election landscape.
"The EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that states notify the public and seek comment before issuing #AirPollution permits for data centers and other #IndustrialFacilities. States could still offer opportunities for public comment, but the EPA would no longer mandate them as a condition for states to grant permits.
"Critics say the move could thwart local residents from learning about proposed data centers or making their voices heard before projects are approved and construction begins. The move comes during a widespread backlash as #TechGiants build hundreds of massive #ServerWarehouses to fuel #ArtificialIntelligence and #CloudComputing.
" 'By eliminating the long-standing federal requirement for public notice, this proposal continues efforts by the Trump administration to turn its back on the fundamental EPA principle of transparency,' said Mike Koerber, a former deputy director of EPA’s air quality office.
"If made final, the plan could create 'an unlevel playing field where citizens in one state are kept completely in the dark about new data centers and heavy industrial emissions in their backyards, while neighboring states maintain oversight,' he said.
"Under the EPA plan, states with weak or no requirements for #PublicComment could speed permits for data centers, #PowerPlants and other #PollutionSources without consulting the public or even informing communities where the facilities are located, Koerber and other critics said."
#USPol #EPAFail #NoDatacenters #NoAIDatacenters #NoisePollution #LightPollution #WaterIsLife #EnergyWaste #CorporateGreed #CorporateColonialism #DatacenterMoratoriums #Datacentres #Hyperscale #PhysicalMedia #NoPublicComment #SneakyTechGiants #AI
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#EPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on #datacenter plans
By MATTHEW DALY
Updated 1:37 PM EDT, September 3, 2026WASHINGTON (AP) — "A plan by the Environmental Protection Agency could make it harder for the public to learn about and comment on proposed AI data centers that have sparked backlash in communities across the United States and transformed the midterm election landscape.
"The EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that states notify the public and seek comment before issuing #AirPollution permits for data centers and other #IndustrialFacilities. States could still offer opportunities for public comment, but the EPA would no longer mandate them as a condition for states to grant permits.
"Critics say the move could thwart local residents from learning about proposed data centers or making their voices heard before projects are approved and construction begins. The move comes during a widespread backlash as #TechGiants build hundreds of massive #ServerWarehouses to fuel #ArtificialIntelligence and #CloudComputing.
" 'By eliminating the long-standing federal requirement for public notice, this proposal continues efforts by the Trump administration to turn its back on the fundamental EPA principle of transparency,' said Mike Koerber, a former deputy director of EPA’s air quality office.
"If made final, the plan could create 'an unlevel playing field where citizens in one state are kept completely in the dark about new data centers and heavy industrial emissions in their backyards, while neighboring states maintain oversight,' he said.
"Under the EPA plan, states with weak or no requirements for #PublicComment could speed permits for data centers, #PowerPlants and other #PollutionSources without consulting the public or even informing communities where the facilities are located, Koerber and other critics said."
#USPol #EPAFail #NoDatacenters #NoAIDatacenters #NoisePollution #LightPollution #WaterIsLife #EnergyWaste #CorporateGreed #CorporateColonialism #DatacenterMoratoriums #Datacentres #Hyperscale #PhysicalMedia #NoPublicComment #SneakyTechGiants #AI
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Air pollution from ships may be more harmful than road traffic emissions, port study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/04/pollutionwatch-ships-air-pollution-emissions-port-study #AirPollution #CruiseShips #pollution #viruses #PublicHealth #environment #ManMadeClimateChange #BigOilKnew #PhaseOutFossilFuels
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There are serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air
by Dr Karine Nohr
A British landmark study of over 3,400 London children aged between 6 and 9 years old measured the impact of air quality improvement following the introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and found that reduced emissions are strongly associated with accelerated lung growth in children. Just published by one of the global leading medical journals, the ‘Lancet Public Health’ , the ‘CHILL’ study is one that all of us, everywhere, need to understand.
The study measured the health of children’s lungs living in areas that would subsequently become low-emission traffic zones and then re-measured annually for 5 years after the introduction of ULEZ.
Prior to the study, children living in these traffic areas had reduced lung size and reduced lung function.
Key findings of the study were that after the introduction of ULEZ, London children not only had reversed stunting of the growth of their lungs, with many of them coming back up to the normal size expected for their lungs, but they also had increased lung capacity. The proportion of London children suffering from clinically impaired lung capacity had dropped significantly.
This is such an important finding for protecting the health of our children.
This study provides strong evidence that traffic-related air pollution is a serious risk factor for lung disease and early death and behoves us all to take the impact of our use of fossil fuels very seriously, driving being the most significant contributant of air pollution.
Despite controversy, Sheffield Councillors introduced a CAZ in 2023, and pollution levels have dropped sharply.
Dr Laura-Jane Smith, a London consultant in Respiratory Medicine, sees patients every day in her clinics who are fighting for their breath. She said that her adult patients who live in the ULEZ area are also reporting that they are breathing better and they are having fewer flare-ups that could see them end up in hospital.
Now there is clear proof of how much harm is done to the lungs by vehicle use. So should we all start asking ourselves, ‘How essential is it for me to make this journey by car?’
The argument that has been used by some car drivers that any driving restrictions are ‘infringements of their rights’ must be weighed against infringement of the right of the rest of us, particularly children, but also adults, the right to breathe clean air, and the serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air.
#AirPollution #CAZ #CHILL #CleanAirZone #climateChange #DrLauraJaneSmith #environment #health #LancetPublicHealth #lungCapacity #RespiratoryMedicine #sustainability #ULEZ #UltraLowEmissionZone -
There are serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air
by Dr Karine Nohr
A British landmark study of over 3,400 London children aged between 6 and 9 years old measured the impact of air quality improvement following the introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and found that reduced emissions are strongly associated with accelerated lung growth in children. Just published by one of the global leading medical journals, the ‘Lancet Public Health’ , the ‘CHILL’ study is one that all of us, everywhere, need to understand.
The study measured the health of children’s lungs living in areas that would subsequently become low-emission traffic zones and then re-measured annually for 5 years after the introduction of ULEZ.
Prior to the study, children living in these traffic areas had reduced lung size and reduced lung function.
Key findings of the study were that after the introduction of ULEZ, London children not only had reversed stunting of the growth of their lungs, with many of them coming back up to the normal size expected for their lungs, but they also had increased lung capacity. The proportion of London children suffering from clinically impaired lung capacity had dropped significantly.
This is such an important finding for protecting the health of our children.
This study provides strong evidence that traffic-related air pollution is a serious risk factor for lung disease and early death and behoves us all to take the impact of our use of fossil fuels very seriously, driving being the most significant contributant of air pollution.
Despite controversy, Sheffield Councillors introduced a CAZ in 2023, and pollution levels have dropped sharply.
Dr Laura-Jane Smith, a London consultant in Respiratory Medicine, sees patients every day in her clinics who are fighting for their breath. She said that her adult patients who live in the ULEZ area are also reporting that they are breathing better and they are having fewer flare-ups that could see them end up in hospital.
Now there is clear proof of how much harm is done to the lungs by vehicle use. So should we all start asking ourselves, ‘How essential is it for me to make this journey by car?’
The argument that has been used by some car drivers that any driving restrictions are ‘infringements of their rights’ must be weighed against infringement of the right of the rest of us, particularly children, but also adults, the right to breathe clean air, and the serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air.
#AirPollution #CAZ #CHILL #CleanAirZone #climateChange #DrLauraJaneSmith #environment #health #LancetPublicHealth #lungCapacity #RespiratoryMedicine #sustainability #ULEZ #UltraLowEmissionZone -
There are serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air
by Dr Karine Nohr
A British landmark study of over 3,400 London children aged between 6 and 9 years old measured the impact of air quality improvement following the introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and found that reduced emissions are strongly associated with accelerated lung growth in children. Just published by one of the global leading medical journals, the ‘Lancet Public Health’ , the ‘CHILL’ study is one that all of us, everywhere, need to understand.
The study measured the health of children’s lungs living in areas that would subsequently become low-emission traffic zones and then re-measured annually for 5 years after the introduction of ULEZ.
Prior to the study, children living in these traffic areas had reduced lung size and reduced lung function.
Key findings of the study were that after the introduction of ULEZ, London children not only had reversed stunting of the growth of their lungs, with many of them coming back up to the normal size expected for their lungs, but they also had increased lung capacity. The proportion of London children suffering from clinically impaired lung capacity had dropped significantly.
This is such an important finding for protecting the health of our children.
This study provides strong evidence that traffic-related air pollution is a serious risk factor for lung disease and early death and behoves us all to take the impact of our use of fossil fuels very seriously, driving being the most significant contributant of air pollution.
Despite controversy, Sheffield Councillors introduced a CAZ in 2023, and pollution levels have dropped sharply.
Dr Laura-Jane Smith, a London consultant in Respiratory Medicine, sees patients every day in her clinics who are fighting for their breath. She said that her adult patients who live in the ULEZ area are also reporting that they are breathing better and they are having fewer flare-ups that could see them end up in hospital.
Now there is clear proof of how much harm is done to the lungs by vehicle use. So should we all start asking ourselves, ‘How essential is it for me to make this journey by car?’
The argument that has been used by some car drivers that any driving restrictions are ‘infringements of their rights’ must be weighed against infringement of the right of the rest of us, particularly children, but also adults, the right to breathe clean air, and the serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air.
#AirPollution #CAZ #CHILL #CleanAirZone #climateChange #DrLauraJaneSmith #environment #health #LancetPublicHealth #lungCapacity #RespiratoryMedicine #sustainability #ULEZ #UltraLowEmissionZone -
There are serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air
by Dr Karine Nohr
A British landmark study of over 3,400 London children aged between 6 and 9 years old measured the impact of air quality improvement following the introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and found that reduced emissions are strongly associated with accelerated lung growth in children. Just published by one of the global leading medical journals, the ‘Lancet Public Health’ , the ‘CHILL’ study is one that all of us, everywhere, need to understand.
The study measured the health of children’s lungs living in areas that would subsequently become low-emission traffic zones and then re-measured annually for 5 years after the introduction of ULEZ.
Prior to the study, children living in these traffic areas had reduced lung size and reduced lung function.
Key findings of the study were that after the introduction of ULEZ, London children not only had reversed stunting of the growth of their lungs, with many of them coming back up to the normal size expected for their lungs, but they also had increased lung capacity. The proportion of London children suffering from clinically impaired lung capacity had dropped significantly.
This is such an important finding for protecting the health of our children.
This study provides strong evidence that traffic-related air pollution is a serious risk factor for lung disease and early death and behoves us all to take the impact of our use of fossil fuels very seriously, driving being the most significant contributant of air pollution.
Despite controversy, Sheffield Councillors introduced a CAZ in 2023, and pollution levels have dropped sharply.
Dr Laura-Jane Smith, a London consultant in Respiratory Medicine, sees patients every day in her clinics who are fighting for their breath. She said that her adult patients who live in the ULEZ area are also reporting that they are breathing better and they are having fewer flare-ups that could see them end up in hospital.
Now there is clear proof of how much harm is done to the lungs by vehicle use. So should we all start asking ourselves, ‘How essential is it for me to make this journey by car?’
The argument that has been used by some car drivers that any driving restrictions are ‘infringements of their rights’ must be weighed against infringement of the right of the rest of us, particularly children, but also adults, the right to breathe clean air, and the serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air.
#AirPollution #CAZ #CHILL #CleanAirZone #climateChange #DrLauraJaneSmith #environment #health #LancetPublicHealth #lungCapacity #RespiratoryMedicine #sustainability #ULEZ #UltraLowEmissionZone -
There are serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air
by Dr Karine Nohr
A British landmark study of over 3,400 London children aged between 6 and 9 years old measured the impact of air quality improvement following the introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and found that reduced emissions are strongly associated with accelerated lung growth in children. Just published by one of the global leading medical journals, the ‘Lancet Public Health’ , the ‘CHILL’ study is one that all of us, everywhere, need to understand.
The study measured the health of children’s lungs living in areas that would subsequently become low-emission traffic zones and then re-measured annually for 5 years after the introduction of ULEZ.
Prior to the study, children living in these traffic areas had reduced lung size and reduced lung function.
Key findings of the study were that after the introduction of ULEZ, London children not only had reversed stunting of the growth of their lungs, with many of them coming back up to the normal size expected for their lungs, but they also had increased lung capacity. The proportion of London children suffering from clinically impaired lung capacity had dropped significantly.
This is such an important finding for protecting the health of our children.
This study provides strong evidence that traffic-related air pollution is a serious risk factor for lung disease and early death and behoves us all to take the impact of our use of fossil fuels very seriously, driving being the most significant contributant of air pollution.
Despite controversy, Sheffield Councillors introduced a CAZ in 2023, and pollution levels have dropped sharply.
Dr Laura-Jane Smith, a London consultant in Respiratory Medicine, sees patients every day in her clinics who are fighting for their breath. She said that her adult patients who live in the ULEZ area are also reporting that they are breathing better and they are having fewer flare-ups that could see them end up in hospital.
Now there is clear proof of how much harm is done to the lungs by vehicle use. So should we all start asking ourselves, ‘How essential is it for me to make this journey by car?’
The argument that has been used by some car drivers that any driving restrictions are ‘infringements of their rights’ must be weighed against infringement of the right of the rest of us, particularly children, but also adults, the right to breathe clean air, and the serious life-shortening consequences of breathing polluted air.
#AirPollution #CAZ #CHILL #CleanAirZone #climateChange #DrLauraJaneSmith #environment #health #LancetPublicHealth #lungCapacity #RespiratoryMedicine #sustainability #ULEZ #UltraLowEmissionZone -
Shein faces Paris store closure as host’s new management calls partnership a ‘strategic mistake’
One of fast fashion‘s biggest names is facing a setback in one of the world’s style capitals, as…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #Paris #airpollution #Badfastfashionindustrynews #BadNews #Breakupwithfastfashion #Business #Changethewayyougetnewclothes #fashion #Fastfashion #home #tiktok #YahooFinance
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Less #airpollution previously related to clean air and #climate policies is linked to improved #cognitivescores over time in NYC children
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-026-01328-1
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The #EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that #states notify the #public & seek comment before issuing #AirPollution permits for #DataCenters & other #industrial facilities. States could still offer opportunities for public comment, but the EPA would no longer mandate them as a condition for states to grant permits.
#Trump #law #transparency #regulation #electricity #energy #affordability #CostOfLiving #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #tech #AI #Vote
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The #EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that #states notify the #public & seek comment before issuing #AirPollution permits for #DataCenters & other #industrial facilities. States could still offer opportunities for public comment, but the EPA would no longer mandate them as a condition for states to grant permits.
#Trump #law #transparency #regulation #electricity #energy #affordability #CostOfLiving #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #tech #AI #Vote
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The #EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that #states notify the #public & seek comment before issuing #AirPollution permits for #DataCenters & other #industrial facilities. States could still offer opportunities for public comment, but the EPA would no longer mandate them as a condition for states to grant permits.
#Trump #law #transparency #regulation #electricity #energy #affordability #CostOfLiving #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #tech #AI #Vote
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The #EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that #states notify the #public & seek comment before issuing #AirPollution permits for #DataCenters & other #industrial facilities. States could still offer opportunities for public comment, but the EPA would no longer mandate them as a condition for states to grant permits.
#Trump #law #transparency #regulation #electricity #energy #affordability #CostOfLiving #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #tech #AI #Vote
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The #EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that #states notify the #public & seek comment before issuing #AirPollution permits for #DataCenters & other #industrial facilities. States could still offer opportunities for public comment, but the EPA would no longer mandate them as a condition for states to grant permits.
#Trump #law #transparency #regulation #electricity #energy #affordability #CostOfLiving #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #tech #AI #Vote
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Vulnerability to wildfire smoke is in our genes, thanks to an evolutionary quirk
#Health #WildfireSmoke #Wildfires #AirPollution #ClimateChange #Dust #PublicHealth #Environment #HumanHealth #Science #Canada #WildfireSeason
https://the-14.com/vulnerability-to-wildfire-smoke-is-in-our-genes-thanks-to-an-evolutionary-quirk/ -
Ulez has been a breath of fresh air for London | Letters
By Guardian StaffSadiq Khan’s ultra-low emission zone in London is celebrated by Lorna Henderson, George Coleby and Leonard Neamtu after a study showed its health benefits for children
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/25/ulez-has-been-a-breath-of-fresh-air-for-london
#Airpollution #London #Transport #Climatecrisis #Children #UKnews #Environment #Childrenshealth #SadiqKhan #Politics #Health #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
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London’s low emission zone is working – so why are cities around the world so cautious about clean air?
By Fiona Harvey Environment editorSimilar initiatives have been launched from Barcelona to Bogotá, but they have misinformation, political pressure and vested interests stacked against them
#Lowemissionzones #Airpollution #London #Health #Pollution #Roadtransport #Environment #UKnews #Worldnews #Society #TheGuardian #FionaHarveyEnvironmenteditor
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London’s low emission zone is working – so why are cities around the world so cautious about clean air? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/23/london-low-emission-zone-working-other-cities-cautious-clean-air #LowEmissionZones #AirPollution #London #Health #Pollution #RoadTransport #Environment #UkNews #WorldNews #Society
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Huh, forest fires everywhere.
#sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ #forestfire #forestfires #wildfire #wildfires #forest #forest #fire #fires #environment #environmental #enviroment #enviromental #indonesia #kalimantan #borneo #indonesian #indonesians #sad #imsad #iamsad #savenature #saveearth #pollution #airpollution #ecology #ecosystem #elnino #elniño #drought #climate #southeastasia #asia #everywhere
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/18/ulez-hardest-decision-mayor-london-impact-sadiq-khan. Why the Hell should it have been "hard" for #SadiqKhan to do the right thing on #airpollution & for #publichealth, particularly when it came to the #health of #children, the #elderly & the #disabled? Why should the #selfish #interests of #motorists & #motor #manufacturers take priority over them? Why are #politicians, of #Left & #Right, so wilfully myopic?
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Introducing Ulez was my hardest decision as mayor of London – but now we know its astonishing impact | Sadiq Khan
By Sadiq KhanCritics said I was attacking motorists. It’s more important for me that the city’s children are no longer breathing dangerous levels of pollution
#Airpollution #Pollution #Environment #Health #Society #UKnews #Transport #London #TheGuardian #SadiqKhan
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This burning summer is the proof: the voices of climate denial aren’t just delusional, they’re deadly | Sadiq Khan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/08/burning-summer-climate-denial-green-policies-sadiq-khan #ClimateCrisis #ClimateScienceScepticismAndDenial #ExtremeHeat #SadiqKhan #London #AirPollution #LowEmissionZones
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This burning summer is the proof: the voices of climate denial aren’t just delusional, they’re deadly | Sadiq Khan
By Sadiq KhanLook at our blazing forests and parched cities. Green policies aren’t a ‘luxury’, and we can’t burn more oil and gas. People need the truth
#Climatecrisis #Climatesciencescepticismanddenial #Extremeheat #SadiqKhan #London #Airpollution #Lowemissionzones #TheGuardian #SadiqKhan
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Hoptown Chronicle: Beshear issues executive order to protect against ‘harmful impacts’ of data centers. “Gov. Andy Beshear is ordering Kentucky regulators to protect residents and ratepayers from potential harms tied to data centers, including higher utility bills and impacts on air and water.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/07/hoptown-chronicle-beshear-issues-executive-order-to-protect-against-harmful-impacts-of-data-centers/ -
🌱⚖️ Environment and Social Justice Commission of India Announces Punjab Chapter, Unveils 2026–27 Roadmap.
https://aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news/display/pb_environment_social_justice_commission
#ESJCI #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateAction #FloodManagement #WaterConservation #TreePlantation #AirPollution #SustainableDevelopment #Chandigarh #News
Enjoy tracker free reading with us. #privacy #privacymatters
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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/23/alarm-hospital-lung-admissions-children-england-poorest. "Children living in the poorest areas across #England are 40% more likely to be admitted to #hospital for #respiratory #infections, an #analysis of #NHSEngland #data shows, with experts raising the alarm on the #impact of #airpollution on young people’s #health."
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/20/canada-air-quality-warnings-us-wildfire-smoke-trump-tariffs. It seems that #airpollution has now become a mere #political football, & neither the #US nor the #Canadian #governments care tuppence about #Climatechange & its #consequences, @GeraldKutney.
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High court rejects most of ‘dieselgate’ claims brought by 1.6m UK car owners https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/10/high-court-rejects-most-of-dieselgate-claims-brought-by-16m-uk-car-owners #AutomotiveIndustry #AirPollution #Business #AutomotiveEmissions #VolkswagenVw #ManufacturingSector #Environment #UkNews #Europe #WorldNews #Law #Peugeot #Ford #Renault #Nissan #Stellantis
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Gas Prices Up 56% In USA! Painful for Consumers, but Good for #EVs. Gas cost calculator. Support the #environment. Tell #BigOil goodbye! Buy an #EV. #CleanTechnica reporting. #AirPollution #Respiratory cleantechnica.com/2026/05/17/g...
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The Unexpected Reason Why Your Migraines Might Get Worse Depending on the Air
A study out this week may have uncovered something else that can set off people’s painful migraines: air…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Health #Airpollution #Climate #migraines
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/17/air-pollution-making-people-in-uk-get-long-term-illnesses-earlier-study-finds; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11357-025-01806-3 (abstract & refs. only). "'The most striking finding was the sheer breadth & severity of the impact from #airpollution exposure. We found that #air #pollutants were significantly associated with the accelerated onset of different chronic #diseases, spanning almost every major organ system. We were particularly surprised by the high sensitivity of #neurological & #psychiatric disorders.'"
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#Maine - New testing identifies elevated #benzene emissions near #SouthPortland tank farms
“You might have been able to do this in the past, but we’re not going to let you do this in the future.”
by Norah Hogan, 4/14/2026
Excerpt: "Long-term exposure to benzene has been linked to dizziness, headaches, blood disorders and cancer.
"Reiner, who has lived near three of the sites for years, was diagnosed with bladder cancer last Thanksgiving. He underwent surgery in December and is now receiving treatment.
" 'The big question is, was it this exposure? You can’t say. But this exposure may have contributed,' he said. 'The more toxins and environmental hazards you encounter in your life, it all adds up. It’s the cumulative effect.'
"Concerns about emissions have persisted for years. Previously, oil companies were allowed to self-monitor their emissions and were subject to stricter regulations only if they reported elevated toxin levels.
"In 2019, #GlobalCompanies LLC entered into a legal settlement that required the installation of new technology to reduce emissions. The company’s benzene levels are now well below state thresholds.
" 'They don’t want to be forced to do something that would be the right thing for everybody,' Reiner said. 'Everybody in America could benefit if oil companies started cleaning their emissions before they leave the tank farms and facilities.' "
Read more:
https://www.wmtw.com/article/elevated-benzene-near-south-portland-tank-farms/71016200#MainePol #MaineNews #BenzeneEmissions #AirIsLife #BigOilAndGas #AirPollution #Carcinogenic
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#Maine - New testing identifies elevated #benzene emissions near #SouthPortland tank farms
“You might have been able to do this in the past, but we’re not going to let you do this in the future.”
by Norah Hogan, 4/14/2026
Excerpt: "Long-term exposure to benzene has been linked to dizziness, headaches, blood disorders and cancer.
"Reiner, who has lived near three of the sites for years, was diagnosed with bladder cancer last Thanksgiving. He underwent surgery in December and is now receiving treatment.
" 'The big question is, was it this exposure? You can’t say. But this exposure may have contributed,' he said. 'The more toxins and environmental hazards you encounter in your life, it all adds up. It’s the cumulative effect.'
"Concerns about emissions have persisted for years. Previously, oil companies were allowed to self-monitor their emissions and were subject to stricter regulations only if they reported elevated toxin levels.
"In 2019, #GlobalCompanies LLC entered into a legal settlement that required the installation of new technology to reduce emissions. The company’s benzene levels are now well below state thresholds.
" 'They don’t want to be forced to do something that would be the right thing for everybody,' Reiner said. 'Everybody in America could benefit if oil companies started cleaning their emissions before they leave the tank farms and facilities.' "
Read more:
https://www.wmtw.com/article/elevated-benzene-near-south-portland-tank-farms/71016200#MainePol #MaineNews #BenzeneEmissions #AirIsLife #BigOilAndGas #AirPollution #Carcinogenic
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#Maine - New testing identifies elevated #benzene emissions near #SouthPortland tank farms
“You might have been able to do this in the past, but we’re not going to let you do this in the future.”
by Norah Hogan, 4/14/2026
Excerpt: "Long-term exposure to benzene has been linked to dizziness, headaches, blood disorders and cancer.
"Reiner, who has lived near three of the sites for years, was diagnosed with bladder cancer last Thanksgiving. He underwent surgery in December and is now receiving treatment.
" 'The big question is, was it this exposure? You can’t say. But this exposure may have contributed,' he said. 'The more toxins and environmental hazards you encounter in your life, it all adds up. It’s the cumulative effect.'
"Concerns about emissions have persisted for years. Previously, oil companies were allowed to self-monitor their emissions and were subject to stricter regulations only if they reported elevated toxin levels.
"In 2019, #GlobalCompanies LLC entered into a legal settlement that required the installation of new technology to reduce emissions. The company’s benzene levels are now well below state thresholds.
" 'They don’t want to be forced to do something that would be the right thing for everybody,' Reiner said. 'Everybody in America could benefit if oil companies started cleaning their emissions before they leave the tank farms and facilities.' "
Read more:
https://www.wmtw.com/article/elevated-benzene-near-south-portland-tank-farms/71016200#MainePol #MaineNews #BenzeneEmissions #AirIsLife #BigOilAndGas #AirPollution #Carcinogenic
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#Maine - New testing identifies elevated #benzene emissions near #SouthPortland tank farms
“You might have been able to do this in the past, but we’re not going to let you do this in the future.”
by Norah Hogan, 4/14/2026
Excerpt: "Long-term exposure to benzene has been linked to dizziness, headaches, blood disorders and cancer.
"Reiner, who has lived near three of the sites for years, was diagnosed with bladder cancer last Thanksgiving. He underwent surgery in December and is now receiving treatment.
" 'The big question is, was it this exposure? You can’t say. But this exposure may have contributed,' he said. 'The more toxins and environmental hazards you encounter in your life, it all adds up. It’s the cumulative effect.'
"Concerns about emissions have persisted for years. Previously, oil companies were allowed to self-monitor their emissions and were subject to stricter regulations only if they reported elevated toxin levels.
"In 2019, #GlobalCompanies LLC entered into a legal settlement that required the installation of new technology to reduce emissions. The company’s benzene levels are now well below state thresholds.
" 'They don’t want to be forced to do something that would be the right thing for everybody,' Reiner said. 'Everybody in America could benefit if oil companies started cleaning their emissions before they leave the tank farms and facilities.' "
Read more:
https://www.wmtw.com/article/elevated-benzene-near-south-portland-tank-farms/71016200#MainePol #MaineNews #BenzeneEmissions #AirIsLife #BigOilAndGas #AirPollution #Carcinogenic
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#Maine - New testing identifies elevated #benzene emissions near #SouthPortland tank farms
“You might have been able to do this in the past, but we’re not going to let you do this in the future.”
by Norah Hogan, 4/14/2026
Excerpt: "Long-term exposure to benzene has been linked to dizziness, headaches, blood disorders and cancer.
"Reiner, who has lived near three of the sites for years, was diagnosed with bladder cancer last Thanksgiving. He underwent surgery in December and is now receiving treatment.
" 'The big question is, was it this exposure? You can’t say. But this exposure may have contributed,' he said. 'The more toxins and environmental hazards you encounter in your life, it all adds up. It’s the cumulative effect.'
"Concerns about emissions have persisted for years. Previously, oil companies were allowed to self-monitor their emissions and were subject to stricter regulations only if they reported elevated toxin levels.
"In 2019, #GlobalCompanies LLC entered into a legal settlement that required the installation of new technology to reduce emissions. The company’s benzene levels are now well below state thresholds.
" 'They don’t want to be forced to do something that would be the right thing for everybody,' Reiner said. 'Everybody in America could benefit if oil companies started cleaning their emissions before they leave the tank farms and facilities.' "
Read more:
https://www.wmtw.com/article/elevated-benzene-near-south-portland-tank-farms/71016200#MainePol #MaineNews #BenzeneEmissions #AirIsLife #BigOilAndGas #AirPollution #Carcinogenic
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@greenpeace I think the car emission control in Czech Republic in the EU must be utterly corrupt, because every time I walk next to a city arterial road with a lot of cars I choke on the horrible exhaust stench. While in Cambodia, which is a world champion in corruption, a developing 3rd world dictatorship, where I doubt they even have emission control, I routinely rode a motorbike in similarly dense traffic in similar size arterial roads and I never noticed any stench, with exception of some broken diesel trucks which were billowing similar thick black smoke like in your picture and they were stinking unbearably, so I had to slow down to get rid of them, but the rest of the traffic was not stinking at all unlike in Czech Republic, EU, where just passenger cars stink unbearably.
So I think the Czech emission control is just a counter-productive overcomplicated bureaucracy which just bullies ordinary citizens and has exactly the opposite effect as claimed.
I feel
s t r o n g c o n t e m p t
towards the Czech regime when I have a comparative international experience like this.
#czechia #czech #czechrepublic #cambodia #corruption #emissioncontrol #emission #emissions #caremissions #carexhaust #exhaust #exhaustgas #exhaustgasses #bureaucracy #greenpeace #smoke #blacksmoke #thickblacksmoke #pollution #airpollution #hypocrisy #bullying #citizen #citizens #eu #euregime
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क्या ये Air Pollution Covid से बड़ा खतरा है..!#healthupdate #airpollution #shubhankarmishra #fitness https://www.yayafa.com/2710095/ #AirPollution #DoctorTarangKrishna #FitnessMotivation #FitnessTips #HealthIssues #HealthTips #HealthUpdate #HealthyLifestyle #HealthyTips #ShubhankarMishra #क्यायेAirPollutionCovidसेबड़ाखतराहै..! #新型コロナウイルス感染症
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Delhi Pollution: Mopping Floor With Tap Open!
It is noticeable that no authority wants to tackle the powerful automobile or construction lobbies, both of whom deny major responsibility and point fingers elsewhere.
by D. Raghunandan
Newsclick
December 8, 2025https://www.newsclick.in/delhi-pollution-mopping-floor-tap-open
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The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos [Unofficial] @[email protected] ·Trump Vowed Fewer Regulations and Lots More Oil. He’s Delivered on One.
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Ambiguous impulses for your mental cinema!
#contemporaryArt #mentalCinema #analogArt #painting #rubberStamp #reliefPrinting #saveBioDiversity #climateActionNow #systemChange #endFossilFuels #makeArtNotWar #noAFD #NoRacism #NoFascism #humanRights #humanDignity #Нетвойны #dancingdeath #mementomori #vanitas #fragilitas #finiteness #mortality #gasmask #airPollution #toxicGas #suffocate #airPollution #screamingLoud #screamingHeads #screamingMen #helicopter #troopCarrier #tinCan #soldiers -
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The Government Is Shut Down. But Not for Fossil Fuels.
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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has voided an air quality permit for a concrete-crushing facility in Rosharon after more than a year of resistance from Fort Bend County residents and their elected officials.
#Environment #FortBend #Local #News #AirPollution #ConcreteCrusher #FortBendCounty #Rosharon #Tceq
