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World Air Quality Report 2022 highlights pollution hotspots

Envirotec Magazine

Santiago, Chile: The country hosted eight of the most polluted cities in the Americas in 2022. Key findings The top five most polluted countries in 2022 were: Chad (89.7 The region of Central and South Asia was home to eight of the world’s ten cities with the worst air pollution. annual guideline Iraq (80.1 annual guideline.

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MPs Challenged to Cut Ties with Polluters

DeSmogBlog

Lawmakers returning to work today (Monday) were greeted with smoke flares and a demand to “Stop Polluting Politics” from a banner hung off London’s Westminster Bridge. The Conservative Party has regularly accepted donations from polluting interests and climate science deniers , worth £3.5 million in 2022.

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Government sets out new targets on air quality, water pollution, waste and woodland cover

Envirotec Magazine

particulate pollution in the air from 20 ?g/m The target proposals to improve water quality and availability address pollution from abandoned mines, nutrient pollution and water demand. This change in approach will help us in the pursuit of the targets we are setting under the Environment Act.’”. Air quality.

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Growing demand for storm overflow cameras

Envirotec Magazine

Water and sewerage companies are installing Meteor MRC remote cameras, says the firm, primarily to check the veracity of event duration monitors (EDMs), but also to avoid unnecessary site visits, save costs, lower the carbon footprint of operations, and help identify the sources of pollution.

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Study aims to better understand nitrogen pollution sources and solutions

Envirotec Magazine

Study traces the source of nitrogen pollution affecting the world’s second largest barrier reef. Agricultural operations are responsible for the vast majority of nitrogen pollution that flows into the Mesoamerican Reef Region, concludes an August paper appearing in the journal Ocean and Coastal Management.

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AGL adds three more big batteries, concedes gas demand will fall even with coal exit

Renew Economy

AGL to fast-track Liddell battery and reveals another three as it updates its plans to shift from being country's biggest polluter to green energy. The post AGL adds three more big batteries, concedes gas demand will fall even with coal exit appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Will Pollution Pauses Have a Lasting Impact?

GreenTechMedia

The world is experiencing a sudden, dramatic drop in all kinds of air pollution. GTM : California Curtailment Surge as Coronavirus Cuts Demand. Visit thecpowerway.com/future to learn how CPower can guide your decisions on distributed generation, demand response and your energy spend. The skies are dramatically different.

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