Air Quality Standards

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms by a tyre pyrolysis plant, village Sakauti, Shamli, Uttar Pradesh, 28/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …

Clearing the air: why Australia urgently needs effective national air pollution laws

Upper Hunter air quality could be significantly improved if national air pollution legislation was adopted, a new report says. Cleaning the air: Why Australia urgently needs effective national air pollution laws identifies the Hunter Valley as one of several heavily polluted air sheds where residents are exposed to a high …

China reports better air quality in April

A total of 70.6 percent of the 74 Chinese cities monitored for air quality in April met the national air quality standards, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said on Friday. China reports better air quality in April Fight Air Pollution The Pearl River Delta reported the best air condition with …

EPA Proposes New Rules to Curb Pollution From Refining

Oil refiners will be required to further curb air pollution from storage tanks, flares and heavy-oil processing equipment under proposed rules released on Thursday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The agency's proposals—which are now open to a 60-day public-comment period—also aim to require air tests for benzene at refineries' …

EPA Defeats Bid for Tighter Coal Mine Air Pollution Rules

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency defeated a challenge from a group seeking to force regulation of air pollution produced by coal mines, a fourth court victory this year for the agency’s discretion to set air-quality standards. In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington ruled the EPA …

Ministers agree to work towards improving air quality countrywide by 2016

State and territory governments have hammered out a plan to work towards a national agreement by 2016 to improve air quality in cities throughout the country Environment Minister Greg Hunt reached the agreement with his state and territory counterparts in Canberra on Tuesday to have a national clean air agreement …

Court Tells EPA To Cough Up New Air Pollution Standards By December

A federal judge in Northern California has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency must produce new draft standards for ground-level ozone pollution, the main component of smog, by December. Paul Cort, a lawyer with Earthjustice, said the group is excited about the ruling but "disappointed that it took all of …

Almost half of Americans live with unhealthy levels of air pollution

Report finds 148m living in areas where smog and soot particles are health risk with climate change likely to worsen conditions Nearly half of all Americans live in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to an American Lung Association (ALA) report released Wednesday. Nearly 148 million people live …

China's air pollution leading to more erratic climate for US, say scientists

Computer modelling showed intensification of US-bound Pacific storms, driven by fine aerosols from coal power plants and traffic China's air pollution could be intensifying storms over the Pacific Ocean and altering weather patterns in North America, according to scientists in the US. A team from Texas, California and Washington state …

Beijing says one third of its pollution comes from outside the city

About a third of the air pollution in China's smog-hit capital comes from outside the city, official media reported on Wednesday, citing a pollution watchdog. Chen Tian, chief of the Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau, said that about 28-36 percent of hazardous airborne particles known as PM2.5 came from surrounding provinces …

Delhi has the worst air quality across India

With PM10 concentration, the Capital tops the pollution charts Air pollution is known to cause shorter and sicker lives and Delhiites never seem to have had it so bad. The Capital has been listed as the worst performer across the country with respect to the presence of alarmingly high level …

4% of Chinese cities report clean air

Only three out of the 74 Chinese cities that were monitored for air quality last year reported clean air, while the large majority suffered various degrees of pollution, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said on Tuesday. The three cities to meet government-set air quality standards are Haikou, capital of South …

Polluting stone crushers issued notice

The Goa State Pollution Control Board has begun the process of issuing notices to polluting stone crushers in the Sao Jose de Areal-Sarzora-Dramapur-Gudi belt to show cause why their operations should not be shut within seven days. The Pollution Control Board has also written letters to the panchayats of Sao …

Beijing and adjacent cities record worst air quality

Eight cities surrounding Beijing and its neighbors Tianjin and Hebei province, were listed on the worst 10 Chinese cities for air quality in February, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said on Tuesday. The largest contributor to the region's air pollution is PM 2.5, according to the ministry. PM 2.5 refers …

Traffic police to check vehicles for noise pollution too

The City police are planning to monitor noise pollution at the traffic junctions using hand-held noise meters in order to record the decibel level and penalise the offenders. The City police are planning to monitor noise pollution at the traffic junctions using hand-held noise meters in order to record the …

Major developments in China’s national air pollution policies in the early 12th Five‐Year Plan

This report reviews recent developments in China’s formal national air pollution policies from late 2011 to late 2013. It also reviews the related legal framework and administrative structure of implementation of air pollution prevention and control measures in China, to illustrate the context and legal significance of these trends. The …

Ambient air pollution and public health: a call to action

The World Health Organization notes that India has a high environmental disease burden, with the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) for 2010 ranking ambient air pollution (AAP) as the fifth largest killer in India. Sustained exposure to AAP has led to increased rates of respiratory ailments, acting as a catalyst …

U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Argument Over EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Regulations for Stationary Sources

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear argument in six consolidated challenges to the Environmental Protection Agency’s ("EPA's") decision to regulate emissions of greenhouse gases ("GHGs") from stationary sources under certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (the "CAA"). The cases come from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, …

U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Argument Over EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Regulations for Stationary Sources

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear argument in six consolidated challenges to the Environmental Protection Agency’s ("EPA's") decision to regulate emissions of greenhouse gases ("GHGs") from stationary sources under certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (the "CAA"). The cases come from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, …

State pollution board yet to adopt new norms

The state Pollution Control Board has yet to adopt new norms of ambient air quality standards notified by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Now with the CPCB having made online monitoring of air and water quality mandatory, the state board will have to upgrade its infrastructure to meet the …

City needs policy for air pollution

CSE Wants Action, Not Sparring On Figures New Delhi: The Centre for Science and Environment has said that instead of sparring over whose data on air pollution is correct and whether or not Delhi’s air quality is better than Beijing’s, the government needs to recognize that the city’s air quality …

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