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Smoke-emitting firecrackers renews air pollution debate in India ahead of Diwali
As India gears up for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, people are divided over whether they should celebrate by setting off firecrackers, which worsen the country’s chronic air pollutionWorld - ABC News - October 31 -
Their fireworks lit up Delhi at Diwali for decades. Pollution wiped them out.
Efforts by Indian officials to combat air pollution in New Delhi have upended the livelihoods of family-run businesses that produced fireworks for generations.Top stories - NBC News - November 1 -
Senegalese women take aim at polluting countries in march for climate justice
Senegalese women marched in Dakar for climate justice Saturday, calling for what they call “polluting countries” to curb greenhouse gas emissions ahead of the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference ...World - ABC News - November 2 -
Trump donor fined for pollution leads a fight to end methane emission penalties
Detailed plans from 30 oil and gas producers come amid historic levels of potent planet-heating emissions. A powerful US oil and gas industry lobby group has drawn up detailed plans to kill off ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
Record-high pollution sickens thousands in Pakistan's cultural capital of Lahore
Record-high air pollution in Pakistan’s Punjab province prompted authorities to keep government employees at home and close additional schools, as doctors reported an increase in people seeking ...World - ABC News - November 6 -
Air Pollution in Pakistan’s Largest Province Leaves Hundreds Hospitalized
The authorities in Lahore, home to 13 million people and the country’s second-biggest city, have told half the work force to stay home.World - The New York Times - November 7 -
Private Jet Carbon Pollution from Reaches New Heights
Private jet emissions jumped 46 percent from 2019 to 2023 according to European research.Business - Inc. - November 8 -
Cop29 could change the financial climate for the world’s wealthy polluters
This week’s summit will focus on paying for the costs of global heating – and much more money is needed. About 50,000 government officials, policymakers, investors and campaigners will gather in ...World - The Guardian - November 10 -
EPA staff fear Trump will destroy how it protects Americans from pollution
Workers face being targets in what could be Environmental Protection Agency’s biggest upheaval since its founding. After several years of recovery after the tumult of Donald Trump ’s last ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
Pollution in Pakistan's Punjab province has sickened 1.8M in a month, officials say
Officials say worsening air pollution in the past month has sickened an estimated 1.8 million people in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab provinceWorld - ABC News - November 12 -
Extreme weather is ramping up toxic nitrate pollution in groundwater: Study
Climate-driven extreme weather conditions, such as droughts and intense precipitation, may be accelerating the pace at which toxic nitrates are polluting groundwater, a recent study has found. ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Delhi air pollution sparks emergency measures as smog shrouds city
Air pollution choking New Delhi has ground outdoor work to a halt and disrupted air travel in the Indian capital.Top stories - CBS News - November 14 -
Global plastic production must be cut to curb pollution, study says
Analysis lays bare huge challenge of mismanaged waste on eve of UN plastic treaty talks in Busan. Global plastic production must be reduced to tackle the immense challenge of plastic pollution , ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
Smog crisis envelops Indian capital as Pakistan province declares emergency
Schools ordered to close in Delhi and Punjab province as neighbouring countries battle dangerous air pollution. India’s capital, Delhi, has ordered all primary schools to cease in-person classes ...World - The Guardian - November 15 -
Pollution in Delhi hits record high, cloaking city in smog
Indian capital imposes emergency measures including closing schools and offices and barring heavy vehicles. Pollution levels in India’s capital, Delhi, have soared to their highest levels this ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago