U.S. Green Technology

AUGUST 13, 2021

When the United Nations (UN) established the Paris Agreement in 2015, global society began adopting an eco-conscious mindset. As we reduce atmospheric and surface pollution, we can improve the health and. As we reduce atmospheric and surface pollution, we can improve the health and. Green Technology.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2021

New research from campaign group Mums for Lungs appears to reveal a failure to tackle wood smoke pollution in the UK. Despite 18,693 complaints from members of the public (2015-2021), only seven councils have issued fines in the last six years, on average just over three every year. air pollution. [2].

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

million people die as a result of air pollution every year, but governments are still spending more supporting fossil fuel projects than they are tackling dirty air. Projects tackling air pollution receive less than one per cent of global aid spending, a new report from Clean Air Fund has revealed.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Former Un Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has added his voice to calls for more funding for efforts to tackle air pollution, as a new report today highlighted the "urgent need" for the world to take action to improve global air quality. Outdoor air pollution is responsible for over four million deaths every year.

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Energy Innovation

JANUARY 27, 2022

People around the world are increasingly aware of and impacted by climate change, which is connected unsurprisingly with a parallel uptick in associated mental health stress. But providing supportive services requires a better understanding of climate change’s effects on the mental health of all people. Source: Marazziti et al.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 19, 2023

Image credit: Kerckweb / Shutterstock.com Scotland’s environmental regulator has issued a civil penalty of £75,000 to a health food supplements manufacturer for failing to provide a leakage detection system on equipment containing powerful greenhouse gases that trap heat in the atmosphere and contribute to climate change.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2022

But conservation charities decry 'pattern of inaction' over past 15 years that could see waterway health worsen before it improves. The government faces a major challenge to improve the health of England's waterways.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 22, 2023

Working in a biophilic office environment nourishes employees’ physical and mental health in many ways, such as reducing airborne pollutants, creating a calming atmosphere, among several others. As it is proven by studies, a wellness room provides benefits for both employees and employers. Catalano, P.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

What is purported to be the first global map of cargo ship pollution has revealed interesting effects including the apparent impact of fuel regulations. The new study used satellite data from 2003 – 2020 to determine the effect of fuel regulations on pollution from cargo ships. Navigating a sea of data. Disappearing act.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 30, 2021

The report , which draws from government data, raises concerns about the potential health effects on those living near the refineries and the federal enforcement that the high levels of this cancer-causing air pollutant should trigger. More than a dozen U.S. Canary in a Coal Mine”.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 26, 2022

Working in a biophilic office environment nourishes employees’ physical and mental health in many ways such as reducing airborne pollutants, creating a calming atmosphere, among several others. Biophilic design encompasses benefits for human health as well as for environmental sustainability and business productivity.

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Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The 90,000 first responders charged with cleaning up the carnage, along with others who spent time on or near the 9/11 site continue to suffer from serious health effects almost two decades later. According to reports around 20 percent of the people who were exposed to toxic contaminants are suffering from a range of health problems.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

More remains to be done, it said, and our growing understanding of the effects of air pollution on human health should inform further progress. The review suggested there now needs to be more inclusion of other pollution sources, such as agriculture and domestic combustion.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Read time: 15 mins On November 28, 2015, Roger Majano, plagued by a noxious smell overwhelming his Los Angeles neighborhood, heaved a jackhammer onto the walkway in front of his property at 323 Firmin Street. Tags: Los Angeles orphan wells Hydrogen sulfide air pollution DOGGR california Aliso Canyon

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GreenBiz

MARCH 23, 2021

Over the past several decades, public health and environmental concerns have made controlling smog a top national policy goal in China and enforcement an increasingly critical issue for companies to navigate. As the global economy reawakens after the COVID-19 shutdown, air emissions and VOC enforcement in China remain a hot topic.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2019

The government’s failure to protect people from exposure to hazardous air in Punjab risks violating their human rights to life and health, Amnesty International said on 30 October. Air pollution and the climate crisis are intricately linked. Smog near the India-Pakistan border.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2019

Encouraging citizens to take part in almost every step of scientific air quality research improves their understanding of how air pollution affects their health, finds a new study from the University of Surrey. A Citizen Science Approach for Enhancing Public Understanding of Air Pollution. Mahajan, S., Pinto, J.A., Riccetti, A.,

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Pollution Health Sustainability Policy 211

Business Green

MAY 25, 2020

Call comes in letter signed by more than 40 million healthcare professionals backed by World Health Organisation and other influential groups. This is not the time to go back to business as usual, it is a time to take bold steps forward to create a future that protects both people and the planet.".

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Business Green

JULY 9, 2021

Company admitted to 6,971 illegal spills from 17 sites in Hampshire, Kent and West Sussex between 2010 and 2015. The company accepted there had been 6,971 illegal spills from 17 sites in Hampshire, Kent, and West Sussex between 2010 and 2015 following legal action from the Environment Agency.

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Green Living Guy

AUGUST 2, 2022

In 2015, the United Nations laid out 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aimed at transforming the world for a better future for humanity and the planet. The goals were designed to reduce inequality, accelerate economic growth, protect the environment, end global poverty and hunger as well as advance education and health.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

In line with the ‘polluter pays’ principle, it is only fair that those responsible for carpet pollution should be forced to pay for the damage they cause.” Also, CRUK claims that this is recycling, while in reality, shredded carpet cannot be used again and ends up polluting the environment. ix] Hilton, M.

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Energy Innovation

AUGUST 14, 2023

Ella Kissi-Debrah was born, raised, and died a tragically early death in south London, a hot spot for motor vehicle pollution. 1] Per the coroner’s report, “Ella died of asthma contributed to by exposure to excessive air pollution.” [2] 2] Vehicle pollution contributing to an untimely death is all too common of a story.

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Policy Electricity Transportation Health 52

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2021

NOx is a generic term for the oxides of nitrogen that have significant effects on the environment and human health. Globally, a wide variety of organisations have published reports linking serious health effects with short- and long-term exposure to NO2. NO2 is generated by industrial processes including cement manufacture.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 27, 2024

It is 10 times what the government has invested in climate change adaptation since 2015. Major Cost to Society Environmental Defence’s report further notes the oil and gas sectors’ cost to society — in terms of air pollution, climate change-related natural disasters, and/or extreme weather — is estimated at $52 billion for 2023 alone.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 11, 2020

Environmental and health and safety law imposes certain duties on site operators which, if not complied with, can result in legal proceedings, fines and reputational damage. These should be considered by businesses responsible for storing, using or transporting potentially polluting materials. But it doesn’t have to be complicated.

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Business Green

JANUARY 14, 2021

Restoring the UK's seas to health could deliver a multi-billion pound boost to the country's economy by 2050, generate thousands of new jobs, and help ameliorate the climate crisis and restore biodiversity, according to a new report launched today by WWF in partnership with Sky Ocean Rescue.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Scaling up energy storage can help smooth out spikes and keep the lights on reliably without activating highly-polluting fossil fuel peaker plants. In fact, our grid already uses storage to reduce peak demand, saving consumers hundreds of thousands of dollars as a result. Will it spur economic development or solar ownership?

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Grist

APRIL 24, 2024

members are supposed to be finalizing a global treaty to address plastic pollution. “We’ve had research for 30 years now saying that plastics are dangerous to our health,” said Aidon Charron, director of End Plastic Initiatives at EarthDay.org.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 19, 2024

In Jordan, the EBRD’s technical support and a 2015 loan worth up to $21 million helped poultry company Al Jazeera Agricultural Company upgrade its facilities and expand its retail presence. With this Global North-financed fast-food expansion comes a host of environmental, social, and health concerns in regions often unprepared to field them.

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Africa Agriculture Health Investment 89

DeSmogBlog

MARCH 14, 2024

However, many of these plants have also repeatedly exceeded legal limits on the air pollution they release into surrounding communities, disproportionately affecting people of color. VOCs are a group of chemicals tied to a broad range of potential health impacts, from nosebleeds to cancer.) since 2012, including Indorama.

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Plastics Pollution Construction Health 121

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In December 2015, as a response to increasingly frequent environmental disasters that disrupted ecosystems and human health — plus caused unforeseen business losses and jeopardized assets and infrastructure — the Financial Stability Board launched the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

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EDF + Business

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Some might think a Supreme Court case about the Clean Power Plan – a 2015 rule that never went into effect – is of little concern to American businesses. Across the economy, companies are setting ambitious goals to cut climate pollution and transition to clean energy. In early 2022, the Supreme Court will hear West Virginia v.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 2, 2023

The group said in 2015 that “policies to ‘stop climate change’ are based on climate models that completely failed to predict the lack of warming for the past two decades”. It has also expressed the view that carbon dioxide has been mis-characterised as pollution, when in fact it is a “benefit to the planet”.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

European governments and African producers have sought to portray natural gas as a climate-friendly fuel – despite findings by scientists that new fossil fuel developments will make it impossible to fulfil the 2015 Paris Agreement to avoid catastrophic climate change.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 13, 2021

This mind-boggling fish was hauled out by researchers in 2015, but their study has just been published in Conservation Biology. Related: Warming in deepest parts of the Great Lakes could be irreversible “In 2015 we knew a lot less about microplastics and contamination in fish. A Great Lakes fish set a new record, and not in a good way.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 22, 2021

In just ten years, Jacobson has harnessed passion, determination and science to re-frame the way renewable energy is seen and, ultimately, accepted as a viable solution to climate change and air pollution. If this soup of pollution was hurting me after only a few minutes, I imagined the damage it caused people who lived in it.”

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Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 101

DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Satellite data crunched by SkyTruth reveal how much of the land in Appalachia has been directly affected by surface mining from 1985 to 2015 (in yellow). Their goal was to find out more about the impact mountaintop removal mining has had on those water pollution levels. Image Credit: SkyTruth. Potentially Lethal Levels’.

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