EPA is cracking down on deadly air pollution with a new rule - CNN
WEBFeb 7, 2024 · CNN — The US Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a key update to the federal air quality standard for fine soot – a step toward reducing deadly air pollution that’s been over a decade...
130 million Americans routinely breathe unhealthy air, report finds - NPR
WEBApr 24, 2024 · Over one-third of Americans, or about 130 million people, routinely breathe in unhealthy air, according to the newest State of the Air report from the American Lung Association (ALA). That number...
EPA tightens rules on some air pollution for the first time in ... - NPR
WEBFeb 7, 2024 · Air pollution has fallen across the U.S. since the Clean Air Act of 1970. But some areas, like Los Angeles, still suffer heavy pollution from soot and smog. New rules on soot pollution from...
131 million in U.S. live in areas with unhealthy pollution ... - NBC News
WEBApr 24, 2024 · Nearly 40% of people in the U.S. are living in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution and the country is backsliding on clean air progress as the effects of climate change intensify,...
Nearly 40% of people in the US live with unhealthy air pollution ... - CNN
WEBApr 23, 2024 · CNN — More people across the United States – nearly 40% – are living in places with unhealthy levels of polluted air, according to a new report from the American Lung Association.
Air pollution: Even worse than we thought - WHO - BBC
WEBSep 22, 2021 · Air pollution is even more dangerous than previously thought, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, as it slashes maximum safe levels of key pollutants such nitrogen dioxide. An...
Biden administration cracks down on air pollution, citing links to ...
WEBFeb 8, 2024 · The Biden administration on Wednesday announced a new air quality standard that aims to prevent deadly illnesses linked to pollutants. The standard cracks down on fine particulate matter — tiny...
‘The air that keeps us alive is making us sick’, warn UN ... - UN News
WEBSep 7, 2022 · For several years, the World Health Organization has warned that practically all the air we breathe is polluted, and that it’s killing around seven million people every year: about 90 per cent of...
Biden Administration Moves to Tighten Limits on Deadly Air Pollution
WEBJan 6, 2023 · WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday proposed to tighten limits on fine particulate matter, a deadly air pollutant that includes soot.
New WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines aim to save millions of …
WEBSep 22, 2021 · New WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) provide clear evidence of the damage air pollution inflicts on human health, at even lower concentrations than previously understood.