nitrogen oxide
03/22/2018 / By Edsel Cook
German court rules cities may ban diesel engines
German cities are now allowed to ban diesel cars for the air pollution they generate, reported Deutsche Welle, after the country’s highest federal administrative court instructed the cities of Stuttgart and Duesseldorf to start thinking about enacting a year-round ban for older models. The recent ruling could be the final straw that breaks the stubborn back […]
03/02/2018 / By Edsel Cook
Connecticut court rules against the EPA, forcing them to act to clean up air pollution caused by an old Pennsylvania coal plant
The state of Connecticut scored one for the environment with a federal ruling that requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take steps to stop air pollution coming from a decades-old coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania that’s spilling over state borders, reported a Hartford Courant news article. Concerns regarding air pollution from the Brunner Island Power Plant in York County, […]
02/15/2018 / By David Williams
California’s Central Valley food production found responsible for shocking amount of air pollution
A new study that was conducted by researchers from the University of California, Davis recently concluded that a large part of the nitrogen oxide pollution found in California comes from a rather unexpected source: Heavy fertilizer use in the California Central Valley region, which is said to be the source of more than half of […]
11/24/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson
10 tips to guard against air pollution
It is a known fact that pollution is causing the deaths of several people around the world. In fact, in a report that came out in October, pollution was ranked as the number one cause of death among individuals worldwide. Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine in New York City found that air pollution, […]
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