The EPA allows polluters to turn neighborhoods into “sacrifice zones” where residents breathe carcinogens. ProPublica reveals where these places are …
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The Air We're Breathing Is Slowly Killing Us
The deaths last year of more than two million people worldwide have been attributed to air pollution. The oxygen that we need to survive is no longer pure, contaminated with particulates that cause cancer, reduce sperm count and affect our health in other harmful ways. And things are only getting worse. Take a look at how bad the air quality is getting not only in the U.S., but in other parts of North America, China, India and Pakistan.
Nearly two million premature deaths from air pollution in 2010 were caused by the production of goods for consumers in G20 nations. That’s according …
The study by the University of Maryland has drawn the dots between breathing polluted air and impaired fertility in men. Scientists already knew that …
Wood burning is causing dirty air from the UK to Australia, but a study shows incentives to switch can work
Using the EPA’s data, we mapped the spread of cancer-causing industrial air emissions down to the neighborhood level. Look up your home to see if you …
Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This story is part of a CBC News initiative entitled Our Changing Planet to show and explain the …
For the first time in more than 15 years, the World Health Organization updated its guidance for acceptable levels of air pollution. The World Health Organization has issued strict new standards for air pollution levels, and data suggests that the air in many regions across the United States …
“We need people more than we need ethylene oxide," responded one outraged resident. "Stop making it, stop putting it out there." At several recent …
Air pollution is a major health challenge affecting millions of people in Pakistan. Experts warn that inadequate action to tackle the problem could …
Hong Kong CNN — Beijing was once known as one of the world’s most polluted cities, with dense smog and acrid air a daily reality for residents. Now, its skies are mostly blue — a sign the Chinese capital is entering a new era of clean air, the country’s Minister of Ecology and Environment claimed …
Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, is marked by dazzling displays of fireworks — which are expected to bring “severe” air pollution to India’s capital this week. Last year, pollution emissions from the firecrackers contributed to Delhi recording its worst air quality in years. One year later, the …
Smog is a leading cause of ill health around the world, but one Indian inventor is hoping to make it easier to breathe by scrubbing soot from the air and recycling it. As a 10-year-old living in Mumbai, Angad Daryani often struggled to breathe during football matches because of the thick smog …
