This Labrador is considered to be the first canine in the UK who helps monitor the air pollution by a device that she wears on her collar. The Labrador named Bagheera, nicknamed Baggy, records data closer to the ground, on a similar level that toddlers and babies are to assess […]
According to the signed executive order to ban sales of new combustion-engine vehicles in California by Governor Gavin Newsom which will start in 2035, there will be a major change in the infrastructure of transportation. This state is definitely serious about its role in helping our planet. The signed order […]
For more than a decade, evidence has linked polluted air and exposure to heat with negative pregnancy outcomes in the US, says a new review of several studies. The investigation which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found 57 studies as of 2007 that showed a […]
People living in the northern Indian Punjab state are amazed by the visibility of the Himalayan mountain range that’s now visible from more than 100 miles away. This is believed to be a result of the decrease in air pollution due to the lockdowns in the country because of the […]
According to satellite photos from NASA, the coronavirus outbreak in China had one surprising effect: it reduced air pollution. NASA used pollution monitoring satellites to measure the NO2 presence in the air. This gas enters the air from the fuel burning from cars, buses, trucks, and power plants. In the […]
Unfortunately, the open-air landfill outside of the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, murdered more than 110 people in 2017. The government invested $120 million in the building of a waste-to-energy plant next to the garbage dump as a means of tackling the problem of waste piling in the city. The […]
The globally-popular English musical group with numerous music awards and more than 13 million album copies sold has announced travelling by train for the purposes of their EU tour. This comes as a part of their effort to fight off climate crisis. The bend has already been loud about the […]
In November 2019, LA-based clean tech leaders announced the Zero Emissions 2028 Roadmap 2.0. At the time, the mayor, Eric Garcetti called for a 25 percent reduction of the city’s pollution by the same year. Today, according to a report by the Financial Times strives to make Uber & Lyft […]
According to a study that was published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, air pollution increases the rates of depression and suicide. Unfortunately, as more than 90 percent of the world population is exposed to air pollution above the WHO-recommended levels, reducing the excessive amounts of polluted air may be […]
Without doubt, cities are stimulating and vibrant places; however, their residents have mental diseases at higher rates than the gen population. For a long period of time, it has been known that the areas where we live and work influence our physical health and that we can be impacted negatively […]