Developer wins latest battle to ship coal through Oakland
OAKLAND — The developer fighting for years to transport coal through Oakland is on the way to another legal victory that could thwart efforts by the city’s leaders to prevent …
Air quality
How to ensure protection from harmful AQI while driving: Tips and suggestions
The air quality in Delhi NCR has long been a major worry, with the city ranking among the world’s most polluted cities. And with the onset of the winter as …
Proposed tax credit could help California landscapers transition to electric leaf blowers, lawn mowers
When Sana Sirodan and her team launched Greenplace landscaping services out of Costa Mesa earlier this year after immigrating from Ukraine due to the war, she said they opted for …
Air quality likely to turn ‘very poor’; Centre invokes measures under GRAP ‘Stage II’
NEW DELHI: Amid a likely increase in pollution levels, the Centre’s air quality panel on Saturday directed authorities in the National Capital Region to increase parking fees to discourage private …
Air Quality: National Green Tribunal takes suo motu cognisance of media reports highlighting deteriorating air quality in Delhi | India News
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports highlighting the deteriorating air quality in the National Capital and sought an Action Taken Report …
Extinction Event: Low-and-middle income countries lead in integrating air quality into climate commitments, shows analysis
NEW DELHI: Low-and-middle-income countries are leading in integrating air quality into their nationally-determined contributions (NDCs) — national plans to achieve the Paris Agreement goals — which include limiting global warming …
Zero emission buses and expanded service funded with toll
New York City is months away from introducing the first zone-based tolling program in the U.S. The project, which begins in the spring of 2024, will increase the tolls drivers …
Indonesia denies its fires are causing blankets of haze in neighboring Malaysia
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia denied Friday that forest and peat fires on Sumatra and Borneo islands were causing the haze in Malaysia, after the neighboring government sent a letter complaining …
Environmental Protection Agency delays new ozone pollution standards until after the 2024 election
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for ground-level ozone — better known as smog — despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory …
California prison on generator power after wildfires knock out electricity and fill cells with smoke
A Northern California prison was on generator power for a second week and inmates were issued masks to cope with unhealthy air after wildfires knocked out electricity and choked the …