Analysis: GASOLINE Particulate Filters On US Cars & Trucks Are A Good Idea
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 16:35:03 +0000
A $200 filter could dramatically lower particulate emissions from gasoline engines.
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Trucking, The Light Is Shining On Your Emissions
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 16:44:02 +0000
The Biden administration has proposed strict new limits on pollution from heavy trucks. The last time that tailpipe standards were tightened was over 20 years ago.
Delays in New EU Air Pollution Limits Put Lives at Risk
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2022 04:10:03 +0000
New emissions limits expected last year have been postponed again. That puts EU citizens’ health and lives at risk, T&E tells the European Commission.
Fossil Fuel Drilling Is Making Texans Sick (Video)
Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 04:03:29 +0000
In Texas, methane leaking from fracking sites is not only heating the planet. It’s also making people ill. Locals have reported headaches, nosebleeds, and respiratory problems, and they are calling on fossil fuel companies to clean up their act
The Most Successful Air Pollution Treaty You’ve Never Heard Of
Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 00:40:43 +0000
International consensus on cross-border environmental issues has been difficult to achieve, but the 40-year-old Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air-Pollution (or LRTAP as it is known to development professionals) has enjoyed great, if largely unsung, success in the fight against air pollution and climate change
The Brain, Air Pollution, & CO2 — The Years Project Connects The Dots (Videos)
Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 06:37:59 +0000
“Excess CO2 isn’t just heating the planet, it’s making our brains fuzzy,” according to research from Harvard University
Fecal Dust From Cattle Feedlots Are Choking Texas Communities
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 16:29:38 +0000
The Texas Observer reports that fecal dust is choking the communities living in the Texas Panhandle, and the state’s regulatory agency isn’t helping the issue. The Texas Panhandle produces a fifth of the U.S. beef supply
Union of Concerned Scientists: Inequitable Exposure to Air Pollution From Vehicles in the Northeast & Mid-Atlantic
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 18:58:14 +0000
Asian American, African American, and Latino residents in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region are exposed to substantially more air pollution from cars, trucks, and buses than other demographic groups
What Does Weeks of Bushfire Smoke Actually Do to Your Lungs?
Credit to Author: Mahmood Fazal| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 20:07:46 +0000
If you’re living in Sydney or Melbourne you can expect some damage and possible health consequences in the future.
Read moreNatural Gas Provided False Promise, Deception — Severe Health Problems From “Natural” Gas
Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 01:41:22 +0000
Pleasantly called natural gas and sold to many as a better solution, a good transition fuel, natural gas has been dominating new US electricity capacity alongside renewable energy. Yet, hydraulic fracking absolutely takes the “natural” out of it. Originally, natural gas was successfully sold as a cleaner transition fuel. Who knew there were not even laws on the books to address the hidden pollutants, and that there would be much information lacking about the truth of the acid stimulation, hydraulic fracturing, and other new extraction technologies