Pollution

A study from the University of Washington (UW) offers new insights into the health risks associated with air pollution from congested city roadways. The findings reveal the direct impact of traffic pollution on blood pressure. The experts have found that exposure to unfiltered air during rush-hour traffic not only elevates passengers’ blood pressure in the moment, but maintains this …

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Extreme heat, air pollution and the increasing spread of deadly infectious diseases are just some of the reasons why the World Health Organization has called climate change the single biggest health threat facing humanity. Global warming must be limited to the Paris Agreement target of 1.5 degrees Celsius “to avert catastrophic health impacts and prevent …

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Photo Credit: cosmosmagazine No pollution is good for anyone’s health, but a new study found that scientists may have significantly underestimated just how deadly pollution from coal-fired plants can be. It also shows how tighter regulations can work. The study, published Thursday in the journal Science, found that exposure to fine particulate air pollution from coal-fired plants …

Air pollution from coal-fired plants is much more deadly than originally thought, study finds Read More »

After years of discussion, international negotiations on a global plastics treaty resume this week in Nairobi, Kenya, at the UN Environment Programme headquarters. The third session of the UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution will take place from today until Sunday November 19. The committee’s goal is to develop a legally binding agreement, finalized in …

We need a global treaty to solve plastic pollution – acid rain and ozone depletion show us why Read More »