Monday, August 31, 2015

Air Pollution News & Alerts - August 31st, 2015



Gulf Business, August 31st, 2015
Countries with the highest air pollution levels in the Middle East.

The Hindu, August 31st, 2015
Costly power tussle in Delhi.

Mumbai Mirror, August 30th, 2015
Why does India's third cleanest city stink so badly?

Weather Network, August 30th, 2015
Chinese government brings blue skies back to Beijing.

The Guardian, August 30th, 2015
Wanted! An army of citizen scientists to tackle air pollution.

Hindustan Times, August 30th, 2015
China reverses anti-pollution law that kept vehicles off road.

The Hindu, August 29th, 2015
Unscheduled power cuts in Bengaluru to continue.

Daily Times, August 29th, 2015
Urban planning a must to overcome environmental pollution.

NRDC Switchboard, August 28th, 2015
Dirty Air Campaign Opposing Safe Air for Americans Founded on Falsehoods.

NRDC Switchboard, August 28th, 2015
Elevated Indoor Air Pollution Levels During NDTV Breathe Clean Conclave in New Delhi.

ECNS, August 28th, 2015
Forecasters blame lack of wind for recent pollution in Shanghai.

Bangkok Post, August 27th, 2015
Haze chokes parts of Indonesia, Malaysia.

Hindustan Times, August 27th, 2015
NGT slams Delhi govt on monitoring of vehicles at entry points.

Echo of India, August 26th, 2015
Unchecked vehicular pollution leaves people gasping for breath.

Times of India, August 26th, 2015
Mumbai: Air you breathe has more SO2, ammonia now than 3 yrs ago.

Huffington Post, August 26th, 2015
Air Pollution: Why We All Need To Be Accountable.

Times of India, August 25th, 2015
NGT seeks vehicle data update.

SF Gate, August 25th, 2015
China, US seek 'clean coal' agreement as industry struggles.

Business Standard, August 25th, 2015
Javadekar says Subramanian's views on climate change policy not India's.

Mother Nature Network, August 25th, 2015
India gets world's first 100% solar-powered airport.

Want China Times, August 24th, 2015
China has too many thermal power plants.

Business Green, August 24th, 2015
London named as Europe’s most congested city.

Fair Observer, August 24th, 2015
Closing India’s Implementation Gap on Pollution Control.

Power Engineering, August 20th, 2015
Two coal-fired power plants set for Fukushima.

Hindustan Times, August 20th, 2015
Congestion, pollution twin demons in south Delhi colonies.

Inside Climate News, August 19th, 2015
China Emits Less CO2 Than Anyone Thought, But It’s Still a Lot.

Power Engineering, August 19th, 2015
Modernizing old plants to meet new demands.

Lab Manager, August 19th, 2015
Reducing the Health Impacts of Electric Power.

Bangkok Post, August 19th, 2015
Climate: China's emissions overestimated.

Tehran Times, August 17th, 2015
German firms may build power plants in Iran.

Times of India, August 17th, 2015
Diesel autorickshaws to remain on Aurangabad roads.

EurekAlert, August 17th, 2015
New approach could reduce human health impacts of electric power generation.

National Geographic, August 17th, 2015
How Bad Is Power Plant Pollution? Depends on the Weather.

North Jersey News, August 17th, 2015
N.J. ozone level alert extends into Tuesday.

The Hindu, August 16th, 2015
Gas yet to fully fire power generation.

Christian Science Monitor, August 15th, 2015
China's air kills 4,000 people a day – but not for long, say officials.

CSE, August 15th, 2015
CSE condemns misrepresentation of findings of recent CSIR study on diesel and CNG buses.

Economic Times, August 15th, 2015
Bharat Stage implementations will improve ambient air quality.

Ghana Web, August 15th, 2015
EPA launches vehicle emissions programme.

Slate Magazine, August 14th, 2015
Beijing Doesn’t Have a Population Problem.

Zee News, August 13th, 2015
Over 50 predominantly polluting units identified in Ghaziabad.

PR Newswire, August 13th, 2015
KILLER AIR: Berkeley Earth Publishes Study on Air Pollution in China.

Fierce Energy, August 12th, 2015
The Clean Power Plan's effect on coal.

Eco Business, August 13th, 2015
Research from Harvard reveals health impacts of Indonesia’s coal plants.

Bloomberg, August 13th, 2015
China Air Pollution Kills 4,000 People a Day.

City Lab, August 13th, 2015
How Portable Air Sensors Are Changing Pollution Detection.

CNN, August 13th, 2015
MLK III: Climate change and pollution take away civil rights.

NDTV, August 13th, 2015
Delhi Announces Moves to Reduce Pollution.

NDTV, August 13th, 2015
Government to Soon Launch a 'Massive' Campaign to Check Air Pollution in Delhi.

Bangkok Post, August 13th, 2015
It's time to overhaul the price of fuel.

The Hindu, August 13th, 2015
Tamil Nadu Govt. aims to add 22,440 MW power in the next eight years.

Economic Times, August 12th, 2015
Forest area in Delhi on paper is different from reality.

The Hill, August 12th, 2015
States challenge air pollution ‘loophole’ rule.

The Guardian, August 12th, 2015
UK lobbying for even weaker EU air pollution laws, leaked papers show.

Climate Spector, August 12th, 2015
How China is adding one idle coal plant every week.

Japan Times, August 12th, 2015
Power plant operators to invest ¥3 trillion on safety measures.

Macro Business, August 12th, 2015
India won’t save coal.

Climate Progress, August 12th, 2015
China’s Air Pollution Is Traveling To The United States.

The Spectrum, August 11th, 2015
CCS technologies are key to using coal.

Energy Central, August 11th, 2015
A new day for coal ash recycling.

Economic Times, August 11th, 2015
Just as global banks desert coal, can India ramp up the sector without foreign investment?

Power Technology, August 10th, 2015
Bhel commissions 500MW coal power plant in Madhya Pradesh, India.

Economic Times, August 11th, 2015
NGT directs Badarpur, Rajghat plants to control high PM levels.

Live Mint, August 10th, 2015
New pollution-monitoring norms to be finalized in 2-3 months.

Indian Express, August 9th, 2015
ISRO gets a Gadkari request: Develop a battery to check vehicle pollution.

Air Quality News, August 8th, 2015
Clean diesel in the USA – part of the air pollution solution?

Want China Times, August 8th, 2015
How China's most polluted province is cleaning up its act.

Bloomberg, August 7th, 2015
China Gets a Little More Fresh Air.

Crienglish, August 6th, 2015
Shanghai Suffers Ozone Pollution for 11 Consecutive Days.

Economic Times, August 6th, 2015
'Construction activities added over 20% dust to air in six cities'.

NDTV, August 5th, 2015
Why You Should Take Rising Air Pollution Seriously.

Times of India, August 5th, 2015
Toxic air choked 35,000 to death in 10 years.

Environmental Research Web, August 5th, 2015
Ships produce larger proportion of Europe’s NOx.

Hufington Post, August 4th, 2015
Don't Like The New Climate Rules? Thank Congress.

The Hill, August 4th, 2015
Preventing the health impacts of climate change.

Environmental Research Web, August 4th, 2015
Would taxing emissions make us buy different vehicles?

Huffington Post, August 4th, 2015
That's Life.

Times of India, August 4th, 2015
Will PUC tests check PM2.5, NGT asks govt.

The Guardian, August 3rd, 2015
White House insists tough new carbon restrictions are legal under Clean Air Act.

Financial Express, August 3rd, 2015
Coal India production up 12% in June quarter.

Business Standard, August 3rd, 2015
Coal to drive growth of Krishnapatnam Port.

Economic Times, August 3rd, 2015
NTPC to stay away from imports, hopes to generate power with domestic coal till September.

Business Green, August 3rd, 2015
China should cap coal consumption by 2020, says think tank.

Vietnam Net, August 3rd, 2015
Thermal power plant built in unsuitable position.

Green Biz, August 3rd, 2015
How Google, startups aim to help us breathe better.

RTCC, August 3rd, 2015
Coal is choking India’s cities, economy and the world’s climate.

White House, August 3rd, 2015
President Obama to Announce Historic Carbon Pollution Standards for Power Plants.

City Lab, August 3rd, 2015
Mapping Global Air Pollution Down to the Neighborhood Level.

The Guardian, July 25th, 2015
Climate change threatens China’s booming coastal cities.

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