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Savanna grasslands are burnt early in the dry season to reduce the chance of large fires later. But it’s making air pollution worse.
Wildfires are intensifying, yet they’re one of the most poorly understood phenomena on Earth. New research shows that they can disturb both regional and global climate.
In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court held that an Obama administration plan to regulate carbon emissions from power plants exceeded the power that Congress gave to the Environmental Protection Agency.
New catalytic converters can remove toxic chemicals from the exhaust fumes of combustion-engine cars.
Johannesburg occasionally smells like rotten eggs. The wind brings the smell from the east or the southeast, where most industries are located.
Twenty-six fast-growing African cities may battle health challenges if air pollution is not addressed.
Thanks to humans, the concentration of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is now 50% higher than before the industrial era. These gases are raising Earth’s temperature.
Cooking with wood and charcoal can raise indoor air pollution to dangerous levels.
There is a growing interest in planting small trees in urban areas. However, large trees have significant advantages.
The illegal refinery process ignores all environmental, health and safety procedures and can have catastrophic consequences.
Allowing the sale of gasoline that’s 15% ethanol year-round won’t have much impact on gas prices, but recent research shows that growing corn for fuel affects the climate – for the worse.
The court ruling that it’s a constitutional right to have clean air highlights the fact that South Africa needs to improve air quality urgently.
Kampala’s current transport system is not working to the benefit of its users, its operators or the government. It is not providing a mobility service.
Representatives of 175 countries voted to start developing a global treaty to reduce plastic waste. Treaties addressing mercury, long-range air pollution and ozone depletion offer some lessons.
West Virginia v. EPA could be the opportunity that conservative justices have been seeking to curb federal power.
Drive-throughs not only increase air pollution and emissions, but also contribute to a car-centred culture that we need to avoid.
Air pollution are typically high during the winter months in Beijing, research shows.
Sci-fi classic The Sheep Look Up has lessons for today on environmental change, says an expert.
Green buildings can cost more than conventional structures, but the small increase has noticeable benefits for those working and living within them.
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Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of York
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Professor & Chair in Air Quality and Health; Founding Director, Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), Co-Director, Institute for Sustainability, University of Surrey, University of Surrey
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Emeritus Professor of Environmental Science, University of Essex
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Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor, University of Pretoria
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Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Adelaide
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Senior Research Fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York
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Conjoint Professor, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
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Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Senior Research Fellow, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Macquarie University and the South West Sydney Clinical School, UNSW Sydney. Affiliate, Centre for Safe Air., UNSW Sydney
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Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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Professor, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Statistics, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
