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Monitoring shows plumes of carcinogenic formaldehyde in neighborhoods along Houston’s Ship Channel

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Air pollution monitoring by the Houston Health Department in 2019 and 2020 recorded levels of formaldehyde, a known carcinogen, along the Houston Ship Channel that pose potential health risks to surrounding neighborhoods. — “Formaldehyde Air Pollution in Houston”. parts per billion. Secondary formaldehyde (i.e.,

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Sensor Networks Help Fight Floods and Noise Pollution

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A challenge for New York City's efforts to reduce the negative impacts of street-level flooding and noise pollution has been how to measure these issues effectively. The sensor itself is not going to prevent a neighborhood from flooding," she said. At that point, we realized we needed to collect that data ourselves."

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PA Governor Wolf announces $8.5M from Volkswagen Settlement to reduce transportation pollution

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By replacing older, polluting engines with new technologies, the projects over their lifetimes are expected to prevent emission of 503 tons of nitrogen oxides (NO x ), 130 tons of carbon monoxide, 238 tons of carbon dioxide, 59 tons of hydrocarbons, 30 tons of fine particulate matter, and a half-ton of coarse particulate matter.

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Mayor of London backs diesel car scrappage scheme; London ranked 9th best world city in new air quality study

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The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has renewed calls for scrapping the most polluting diesel cars and giving drivers cash incentives to switch to cleaner vehicles as part of the evidence he gave to the Environmental Audit Committee today. They now feel very hacked off now they’re told they are more polluting.

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California, 7 states and DC commit to faster transition to zero-emission trucks and buses; next step is formal agreement

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The partners will present a proposed memorandum of understanding to the governors of the states and the mayor of the District of Columbia for consideration in the summer of 2020. The board is expected to consider the first-of-its-kind regulation for adoption next year.

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Air Quality: Easy to Measure, Tough to Fix

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The summer of 2020 brought wildfire to. All outdoor activity in my neighborhood ceased for weeks, yet staying indoors didn't guarantee relief. Of course, it's not enough to detect air pollutants; you must also remove them. Purifiers vary widely in the pollutants they claim to clean and how they claim to clean them.

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UNECE: claim that diesel on-road vehicles are the cause of increased lung cancer is misleading

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Decisions and performance oriented emission regulations have been adopted that set limits and targets resulting in the dramatic decrease in PM and other emissions; Other economic sectors are lagging behind in their initiatives, strategies and actions to address their share of PM and pollutants emissions. emissions in thirteen EEA?32

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