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Climate Change Poses Threats to Children’s Health Worldwide

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019KENDRA PIERRE-LOUISComments Off on Climate Change Poses Threats to Children’s Health Worldwide

A study from the Lancet points to infectious diseases, worsening air pollution, rising temperatures and even malnutrition as threats to child health as the climate changes. 

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New Delhi, Choking on Toxic Air, Declares Health Emergency

November 1, 2019November 4, 2019Kai Schultz and Suhasini RajComments Off on New Delhi, Choking on Toxic Air, Declares Health Emergency

Schools were closed after pollution in India’s capital soared, reaching levels many times the global safe limit.

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An Environmentally Friendly Firecracker? India Is Willing to Try.

October 23, 2019KAI SCHULTZ and HARI KUMARComments Off on An Environmentally Friendly Firecracker? India Is Willing to Try.

As concerns about air pollution rise, India has mandated only eco-friendly fireworks ahead of the festival of Diwali. Manufacturers are skeptical, and desperate.

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Air Pollution Is Linked to Miscarriages in China, Study Finds

October 14, 2019AMY QINComments Off on Air Pollution Is Linked to Miscarriages in China, Study Finds

A new study published on Monday adds to growing evidence of the negative health effects of air pollution on pregnant women and their fetuses.

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Judge Orders Madrid to Keep Fining Polluting Drivers

July 6, 2019RAPHAEL MINDERComments Off on Judge Orders Madrid to Keep Fining Polluting Drivers

The ruling reversed the conservative mayor’s suspension of fines for older car models that enter the center of Madrid, saying the low-emissions zone was “essential” in order to improve the quality of air.

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Macron Calls Climate Change a ‘Red Line’ Issue at G20, Rebuking Trump

June 26, 2019ADAM NOSSITERComments Off on Macron Calls Climate Change a ‘Red Line’ Issue at G20, Rebuking Trump

President Emmanuel Macron of France said that he would not sign any Group of 20 joint statement unless it dealt with climate change, in a barb at President Trump’s rejection of the Paris accord.

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Air Pollution Fears Put London’s Ice Cream Trucks at Risk

May 12, 2019ANNA SCHAVERIENComments Off on Air Pollution Fears Put London’s Ice Cream Trucks at Risk

As councils in the British capital clamp down on polluting vehicles, not even a beloved summer staple can escape scrutiny.

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South Asia Is Smothered in Toxic Air, Report Finds

March 5, 2019KAI SCHULTZComments Off on South Asia Is Smothered in Toxic Air, Report Finds

A global study from Greenpeace and a software company found that India, Bangladesh and Pakistan had the most polluted air.

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Dakar Dispatch: On Dakar’s Streets, Working Out Is a Way of Life. Pollution Is Spoiling the Rush.

March 5, 2019March 6, 2019DIONNE SEARCEY and JAIME YAYA BARRYComments Off on Dakar Dispatch: On Dakar’s Streets, Working Out Is a Way of Life. Pollution Is Spoiling the Rush.

Every evening, thousands of runners, wrestlers, soccer players and fitness fanatics exercise on the beaches and streets of Senegal’s capital. With every breath, they inhale increasingly dangerous air.

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Bangkok Dispatch: Bangkok Is Choking on Air Pollution. The Response? Water Cannons.

January 30, 2019January 30, 2019HANNAH BEECHComments Off on Bangkok Dispatch: Bangkok Is Choking on Air Pollution. The Response? Water Cannons.

More than 400 schools across the Thai capital will be closed on Thursday and Friday because of the smog. Bangkok is now on the list of the world’s top most polluted cities.

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