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Bangladesh has been suffering from the presence of a high level of particulate matter (PM) in its air for about three decades. Air quality monitoring by the Department of Environment reveals that the air in all of the divisional and commercial cities of the country is polluted with very great concentrations of PM2.5 (PM with. Read more »
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By Joe Minott
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is on pace to propose new standards for methane and other volatile organic compound pollution from oil and gas facilities by September .
This month, Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, will attempt to use the 1996 Congressional Review Act to undo the Trump Administration’s reckless dismantling of the 2016 New Source Performance Standards for oil and gas facilities. This was the first-ever federal standard for methane and volatile organic compound leakage from new oil and gas facilities.
We need President Biden and EPA Administrator Michael Regan to prioritize the health of Pennsylvanians when establishing these much-needed public health and air pollution standards. The Pennsylvania Department of Public Health recently concluded that, “Air pollution is one of the greatest health challenges in Pennsylvania.”
50 U.S. Cities With the Cleanest Air
By Hannah Lang, Stacker News
AND Anna Funk, Stacker News
On 3/12/21 at 8:00 PM EST
The quality of air inhaled isn t something Americans consciously think about every day, but World Health Organization research reveals that 92 percent of the global population lives in places with unhealthy air quality.
Air pollution can come from transportation, coal-fired power plants, industrial activity, and other human-perpetuated activity as well as natural events like dust storms and wildfires. These invisible pollutants in the air can create smog and acid rain and can lead to serious health problems. Air pollution causes about 1 in 8 deaths worldwide and accounts for many instances of chronic respiratory disease, lung cancer, strokes, and heart attacks. Ozone, which is the main ingredient in smog, can also increase the risk of asthma.