Jun 15 New analysis focuses on pollution as global killer By Deepashri Varadharajan Pollution causes three times as many deaths as malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis combined, according to a Global Alliance on Health and Pollution analysis released this week. Continue reading
May 27 After decades, dirty power plant to get clean By Dina Cappiello, Kevin Begos, Associated Press HOMER CITY, Pa. — Three years ago, the operators of one of the nation's dirtiest coal-fired power plants warned of "immediate and devastating" consequences from the Obama administration's push to clean up pollution from coal. Faced with cutting sulfur dioxide… Continue reading
May 27 Court sides with EPA to hold off on new standards for acid rain By Pete Yost, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency was justified in not establishing a new air quality standard for acid rain. The EPA decided in 2012 after a lengthy rulemaking proceeding that it needed further… Continue reading
May 19 Watch Which comes first, hydrogen-powered cars or the fueling stations? By PBS News Hour After spending more than a decade and billions of dollars on developing zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, carmakers are planning to release their models in California. But despite the state’s large demand for cars and tough air quality standards, California… Continue watching
Apr 29 Supreme Court upholds EPA emissions limits By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed the Obama administration an important victory in its effort to reduce power plant pollution that contributes to unhealthy air in neighboring states. In a 6-2 decision, the court upheld a rule adopted… Continue reading
Apr 06 Unpacking the largest environmental settlement in U.S. history By Hari Sreenivasan From New Jersey to the Navajo Nation, more than $5 billion has been designated to clean up contaminated areas following the largest environmental settlement in U.S. history. Continue reading
Mar 14 Polluted skies in Paris reach levels comparable to Beijing By Simone Pathe Beijing on the Seine: "@nycjim: Layer of smog envelops Paris and other French cities. http://t.co/AF6Es22UCW pic.twitter.com/dufaJzjRCI”— John Bussey (@johncbussey) March 14, 2014 There’s no excuse for easy-breathing tourists in France not to take in… Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch Leading coal producer agrees to pay record fine to clean polluted waters across Appalachia By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch Many West Virginians still without tap water By PBS News Hour An estimated 300,000 West Virginians still have little or no tap water after a major chemical spill in the capital city of Charleston. State officials say up to 7,500 gallons of an industrial chemical spilled into the drinking water supply… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch Chinese citizens losing patience with air pollution consequences Chinese citizens losing patience with air pollution consequences… Continue watching