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Tag: Air Pollution
China’s Coal Ban Improved Air Quality, but Villagers Are Paying the Price
China banned the burning of coal for heat around Beijing, but natural gas subsidies have run out, leaving many villagers vulnerable in dangerously cold weather.
The View From Above Antarctica’s Fastest Melting Glacier
Times journalists were able to get tantalizingly close to the Thwaites glacier, which scientists are hoping to spend weeks studying up close.
She Studied the Health Effects of Wildfires, Until the E.P.A. Cut Her Grant
Marina Vance had an E.P.A. grant to help homeowners counter the impact of wildfire smoke, until the agency deemed the research “no longer consistent” with its priorities.
India Is a Rising Power, but Breathing in Its Capital Is Hazardous
With little being done to clean the skies over New Delhi, the huge city struggles with toxic air.
She Studied How to Protect Children From Pollution and Heat
“There was no warning, no conversation,” said Jane Clougherty, an environmental health scientist, who had a federal grant canceled earlier this year.
She Studied How to Protect Children From Pollution and Heat
“There was no warning, no conversation,” said Jane Clougherty, an environmental health scientist, who had a federal grant canceled earlier this year.
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
Ridership jumped, people cut back on driving and, over the summer, the city extended the program another year.
Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure
Nations were poised to approve the first fee on pollution from ships. That’s when the Trump administration began the threats.
Air Pollution Could Be Contributing to Your Slower Marathon Time
Marathon runners consistently finished slower in cities with higher levels of dangerous particles in the air, researchers found.