London’s Mayor, Sadiq Khan, announced his plans for 10 more “Low Emission Bus Zones” in London. Green buses will operate on the most ...
Environmental police launched in Beijing
An environmental police force or smog police will go into service in Beijing. The police will for example crack down on open-air barbecues, garbage ...
Air pollution and dementia are linked
A new study published by the medical journal “The Lancet” finds evidence that air pollution is linked to dementia. People who live near a major ...
Climate change is a factor influencing the spread of epidemics
Many recent studies find that environmental changes can affect the transmission of everything from malaria to the Zika virus. Scientists say, it is ...
12 organizations that do great work for urban agriculture
Urban agriculture reduces poverty as well as food insecurity that results from urbanization and improves the health of citizens and preserves the ...
Factories close and traffic is limited due to smog red alert in China
More than 700 companies stopped their production in Beijing, hospitals prepare for surge in pollution-related illnesses and the traffic police restricted ...
Gene-engineered cells to cure defected ones
A labroratory in the Silicon Valley, established by the Stanford University, the “Laboratory for Cell and Gene Medicine”, generates gene- ...
Smog alert in Beijing
Beijing has issued its first red alert for air pollution this year. New heavy smog hit the city and its surrounding areas on Friday last week. The smog was ...
U.S. EPA admits fracking causes widespread water contamination
In final report, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency strikes its previous conclusion that water pollution is not systemic to the fracking process. In ...
Mobile air quality monitoring system in Glasgow
The innovation center of excellence for Sensor and Imaging Systems (SIS) technologies has developed a low-cost air quality monitoring system in Glasgow ...
