COVID-19 Air Quality Report
<p>Coinciding with the 50th anniversary ofEarth Day, this report investigates the impact COVID-19 lockdowns have had on global particulate pollution levels.As lockdowns were implemented in response to
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Eating carbon
There is a type of rock with a voracious appetite for carbon dioxide
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E.P.A. Toughens Standard on Lead Emissions; Change Is the First in 3 Decades
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday set stringent new standards for airborne lead particles, following the recommendations of its science advisers and cutting the maximum allowable concentrations to a tenth of the previous standard. It was the first change in federal lead standards in three decades.
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European Nations Seek to Revise Agreement on Emissions Cuts
Fears of a sharp worldwide economic slowdown are threatening a hard-won European plan on climate change that European leaders hoped would set an example for the rest of the world.
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11 rich states to discuss uplift plan for tribal areas
A group of about 11 rich and influential countries is expected to meet in New York in the last week of this month to put together a proposal on the lines of the Marshall Plan to reconstruct Pakistan
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New York auction to aid biosphere reserve in Arunachal Pradesh
Come September 18 and 18 artists from across the globe will auction their works in New York in a bid to collect fund for development of the first community biosphere reserve in India, reports PTI. The Eko Dumbing community biosphere reserve in Siang valley in Arunachal Pradesh will be the first-of-its-kind in the country. It is also one of the last tropical pristine forests left on earth, says Nalong Mize, media associate, Future Generations, a US-based NGO which is organising the auction.
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Ugly side of investing in wind power biz
BY MATTHEW L. WALD NEW YORK When the builders of the Maple Ridge Wind farm spent $320 million to put nearly 200 wind turbines in upstate New York, the idea was to get paid for producing electricity. But at times, regional electric lines have been so congested that Maple Ridge has been forced to shut down even with a brisk wind blowing. That is a symptom of a broad national problem. Expansive dreams about renewable energy, like Al Gore's hope of replacing all fossil fuels in a decade, are bumping up against the reality of a power grid that cannot handle the new demands.
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Air Storage Is Explored for Energy
When Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg dreamed out loud last week about a New York skyline filled with wind turbines, one of the most serious issues raised by the naysayers was that the wind does not always blow when you need it. But a New Jersey company plans to announce on Tuesday that it is working on a solution to this perennial problem with wind power: using wind turbines to produce compressed air that can be stored underground or in tanks and released later to power generators during peak hours.
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Soon, wind to power New York
Ed Pilkington New York: Within 10 years, New Yorkers may be walking over the Brooklyn Bridge beneath gently whirring turbines, and gazing up at the Empire State Building topped by a giant windmill. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is calling for the city to become a major generator of renewable energy. He wants to see New York wean itself from dependency on the conventional power grid by massive investment in wind, solar and wave energy and opened the prospect of wind turbines being placed on bridges and skyscrapers, in a way that could transform the city's skyline.
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Integrated unified transport system - A review
The city of Chennai has to make herculean tasks to overcome the transportation problems created in the city because of the spatial and economic growth experienced in the city during the last decade. The transport sector needs careful and planned expansion if it is not to cause a strain on the city infrastructure. The transport facilities in the city are provided by rail, bus and MRTS systems.
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Tree cover reduces risks of childhood asthma
a recent study has found that children residing in areas with more trees are less likely to suffer from asthma. Trees may prevent asthma because they bring about a difference in the local air