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JANUARY 13, 2012

A study by an international team of researchers, led by Drew Shindell of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City, has identified 14 measures targeting methane and black carbon (BC) emissions that could reduce projected global mean warming ~0.5°C Source: Shindell et al. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

While the study focused on children living in Mexico City, others living in cities where there are alarming levels of air pollution such as Los Angeles, Philadelphia-Wilmington, New York City, Salt Lake City, Chicago, Tokyo, Mumbai, New Delhi or Shanghai, among others, also face major health risks.

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DECEMBER 19, 2021

Up there, 10 to 50 kilometers above the Earth’s surface, ozone molecules absorb the sun’s ultraviolet light, protecting life far below. Even less is understood about the potential risks to people and the environment—could the particles deplete the ozone layer, for example, or significantly alter the weather? candidate in V.

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AUGUST 11, 2016

are based on scores of national and international epidemiological, animal and human exposure studies. In addition to ozone and particulate matter, the other pollutants are lead, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide. The ATS recommended standards for O 3 and PM 2.5

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JULY 20, 2021

Examples include public transport infrastructure—say, the subways of New York City—and retail and office space. One example where this strategy has been successfully employed is the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer. Such a plan can disarm opposition before it arises.

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