Pollution

Research shows higher levels of mental health disorders and three-fold increase in premature cardiovascular deaths in US counties with the most polluted air. Is there anywhere in the world where people breathe healthy, pollution-free air? This seems doubtful, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which estimates that 99% of the global population “breathes air …

Air pollution linked with stress and depression risk, heart health Read More »

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has bolstered its efforts to combat air pollution in the Capital with the deployment of eight state-of-the-art anti-smog guns. The move aims to curb pollutants in the air in the NDMC area. The anti-smog guns, equipped with GPS technology, have been strategically placed on avenue roads throughout New Delhi, …

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Episodes of poor air quality increase hospital admissions in Girona region, mainly among children Health professionals in the Girona region have noticed an increase in hospital admissions for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases following episodes of air pollution.  “When we have poorer air quality, we also have more respiratory pathologies in children,” explains Ferran Campillo, a pediatrician specializing …

Health experts sound alarm over air pollution-related respiratory problems Read More »

Statement by Administrator Samantha Power USAID Announces additional $35.7 million in new funding for Save Our Seas Imagine a garbage truck full of plastic: old food containers, water bottles, wrapping from packages delivered to your door. That’s the amount of plastic waste that is dumped into the ocean every single minute. What’s worse, as demand …

This Earth Day, Taking Action on Plastic Pollution, Extreme Heat, and Methane Emissions Read More »

Government’s failure to enforce ban on use of polythene, single use plastics is taking toll on our water bodies, forests, soil. Plastic pollution is emerging as one of the major threats to the fragile environment of Jammu and Kashmir. Notwithstanding blanket ban on use of polythene and single use plastics, these non-biodegradable products continue to …

How plastic pollution is harming J&K’s environment Read More »