Pollution Archives - The Westside Story

Global study links air pollution to range of ailments beyond heart and lungs

May 18, 2019

A new, large-scale global review shows that the effects of air pollution extend to “every organ” and cell in the body, far beyond the respiratory system itself, according to The Independent. The review was p...

We’re polluting in space, and it’s likely to start causing problems

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Apr 23, 2018

Innovation, Opinion, Science

With plastic pollution overwhelming our oceans, particle pollution threatening the air we breathe, and our carbon dioxide output changing our climate, society should be taking an important lesson as we move int...

New wave of plastics investment runs counter to warnings from scientists

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Dec 27, 2017

Environment, Science

A new wave of large investments in global plastic production threatens to exacerbate a global crisis of already epic proportions, according to a report from The Guardian. Fossil fuel companies and other investo...

UN Oceans Chief warns of looming global plastic pollution crisis

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Dec 8, 2017

Environment, Science

In advance of the 2017 UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi that was held from the 4th to the 6th of December, UN Oceans Chief Lisa Svensson warned that plastic waste has caused large-scale damage to our oceans, ...

Growing environmental efforts in China may take toll on economy

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Oct 24, 2017

Environment, Science, World

Intensifying efforts in China to address pollution may begin to take their toll on markets, according to many analysts. Across the nation, inspections of coal-fired power plants and other industry have incre...

EPA reverses plans to delay Obama-era pollution rule, following lawsuit

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Aug 5, 2017

Environment, Policy, Science

The EPA has changed plans to delay the implementation of Obama administration regulations to reduce air pollution that causes smog, following a lawsuit by 16 states. EPA chief Scott Pruitt had previously sai...

UK to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles in 2040

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Jul 28, 2017

Environment, Policy, Science

The UK announced plans to ban the sale of all petrol and diesel vehicles starting in 2040, following a similar commitment from France, as part of Britain's broader clean air plan. The government said the move w...

New EU rules will force plants to reduce harmful emissions

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Apr 28, 2017

Business, Policy, Science

New EU regulations, approved Friday by member states, will force power plants to reduce their emissions of toxic pollutants such as nitrogen oxides, mercury, sulphur dioxides, and particulate matter. Europea...

Science based policies, now under threat, are crucial to protect vulnerable communities

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Apr 23, 2017

Environment, Opinion, Policy, Science

On Saturday, thousands of scientists and activists gathered in Washington DC for the March for Science, calling on the public to defend science-based policy making against what they see as an assault from the T...

Landslide in Ethiopian landfill kills at least 65

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Mar 14, 2017

Environment, Science, World

A new official count on Monday said that at least 65 people were killed in a landslide at Ethiopia’s largest garbage dump outside Addis Ababa. Whole families were killed in the tragic landslide on Saturday, man...

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