Pollution Saving Lives

How climate policies reduce air pollution saving lives and money

Early deaths from air pollution in US could be reduced by between 4,000 and 15,000 a year by 2035, study shows. The burning of fossil fuels that harms our climate also produces air pollution that ...

World - The Guardian - 18 hours ago

The pick-ups 'saving lives on the front line' in Ukraine

Donated trucks, taken in convoy from Scotland and around the UK to the war-torn country, have been involved in multiple rescues.

Cop 29 live: Argentina’s negotiators ordered to withdraw from climate summit; French minister cancels trip

France’s ecology minister cancels after Azerbaijan’s president attacks French actions in overseas territories. Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan, has joined a chorus of ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

Richard Cash, Whose Rehydration Therapy Saved Millions of Lives, Dies at 83

His treatment, developed with David Nalin, was elegant in its simplicity, which made it accessible to people and countries with limited resources.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 7

RFK Jr. is poised to save the health and lives of millions of Americans

If Kennedy is even halfway successful in his quest to save the American people from the life-robbing threats of ultra-processed foods and toxic chemicals, he can potentially save or improve tens of ...

Politics - The Hill - November 16

Wales’s 20mph speed limit saves lives and money. So why has it become a culture-war battlefield? | Will Hayward

In a world of online outrage, evidence is no longer enough – for a policy to work, politicians must explain it and stick by it. Imagine you’re a politician running a country. In front of you there ...

World - The Guardian - November 18

Automatic Braking Systems Save Lives. Now They'll Need to Work at 62 MPH

A new report from AAA says newer systems prevent twice the number of collisions—and save lives. Regulators have ordered an expansion of the tech, but the auto industry says the upgrade won’t be easy.

Tech - Wired - November 18

PepsiCo Wins Plastics Pollution Lawsuit

The state Supreme Court Justice in Buffalo said the case failed to show PepsiCo created a public nuisance.

Business - Inc. - November 3

Air pollution death settlement is not a win, says mum

Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, who lived near London's South Circular Road, had a fatal asthma attack in 2013.

'Drug pollution in water poses risk to my health'

Jo Broughton says she stopped swimming in her local brook over "pharmaceutical pollution" concerns.

Protesters call on government to tackle water pollution

Protesters from across the UK marched through London to call on the government to tackle water pollution.

Europe wants ministers at plastic pollution treaty talks

World - Yahoo News - November 7

Delhi chokes as air pollution turns 'severe'

India's capital woke to a thick layer of smog on Wednesday as pollution levels soared.

Fossil fuel pollution hits record high: Research

Presented by American Chemistry Council — Planet-warming carbon emissions reached a new high this year, according to research published Wednesday by the Global Carbon Project. {beacon} Energy & ...

Politics - The Hill - November 13

Delhi air pollution reaches 'severe plus' levels

India's capital Delhi is experiencing one of its most polluted days this year.

Delhi Trudges Through Another Air Pollution Nightmare

The government seems powerless to protect its citizens from this annual crisis, let alone prevent it.

World - The New York Times - November 19

Saving Endangered Animals Will Help Save Us, Too

We have hardly begun to understand how inextricably our own health and safety are intertwined with those of our wild neighbors.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 18

Can Axions Save the Universe?

The hunt for dark matter is shifting from particles to waves named after a laundry detergent.

World - The New York Times - November 1

Kennedy Could Save Gaetz

Trump doesn’t really care about Kennedy’s issues, but would like to look as if he does.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 14

The race is on to save Georgian democracy

This is not just about Georgia. This is about the future of western democracy.

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

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 pollution

World - 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.

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

UK ‘falling behind’ on sewage pollution regulation while EU tightens rules

EU member states agree to update urban waste water treatment directive. The UK is falling further behind on sewage pollution regulation as the EU tightens its rules to clean up Europe’s waterways, ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

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 province

World - 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. ...