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India’s air pollution rivals China’s as world’s deadliest
India’s rapidly worsening air pollution is causing about 1.1 million people to die prematurely each year and is now surpassing China’s as the deadliest in the world, a new study of global air pollution shows.
California goal: eliminate gasoline, diesel light vehicles altogether
What if gasoline and diesel cars and light trucks were simply eliminated altogether from the new vehicles sold in a state? Residents of one state in the U.S. may, eventually, find out.
BLM delays oil-drilling leases near Zion National Park amid concerns about tourism, groundwater
The Bureau of Land Management is giving the public another month to weigh in on a controversial proposal to issue oil and gas leases west of Zion Canyon after the National Park Service raised concerns about potential drilling on Zion National Park’s periphery.
State coffers won’t cover cost of cleanup if oil companies walk away
The agency that oversees oil and gas drilling in the state says it doesn’t collect nearly enough money to clean up wells in case companies walk away. Regulators say the recent influx of small, private companies means Alaska risks shouldering the cost of abandoned wells. State lawmakers are receptive to addressing the issue.
New look at near-disaster at California refinery raises questions about safety
It’s been nearly two years since Nadia Levine fielded the frantic calls — the first one from her husband, the next from a co-worker.
End of the road for diesel cars?
Viewed from the United States, Volkswagen’s “Dieselgate” scandal is a tale of massive legal settlements but minor environmental impacts.
Shell launches bid to leave massive, sludgy oil rig remnants in North Sea for 500 years
Oil giant Shell is to launch a bid to leave the 10 vast concrete legs of three oil rigs standing in the North Sea for up to 500 years after the platforms have been decommissioned.
China’s first ‘vertical forest’ building will help clean its smoggy air
Those aren’t just towers—they’re enormous, verdant air filters for smog-choked cities.
Car ban fails to curb air pollution in Mexico City
Mexico’s driving curbs were extended to Saturdays back in 2008 with an analysis carried out beforehand indicating that nitrogen oxides and large particulates would decline by 16%.
