In this article, we will look into the 25 Most Air Polluted Cities in the US. Air Pollution in the US According to the 2024 report by the American Lungs Association, 39% of the population in America, a staggering 131.2 million people, live in unhealthy levels of ozone and particle pollution, an increase of 11.7 […]
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — San Diego is known for its stunning beaches, drawing thousands out every year to bask in the sun and enjoy the cool waters of the Pacific Ocean. The region’s beaches often get recognition for this appeal, but one stretch of San Diego’s coast recently received a less than favorable acknowledgment […]
Advocates say they’re pleased the Minnesota Legislature put $16 million toward solving southeast Minnesota’s nitrate pollution problem, but some are concerned lawmakers shortchanged efforts to treat private wells in the region. “We need to see significant additional investments in public health support for private well owners in particular,” said Carly Griffith, water program director at […]
Five Southern California communities have been awarded federal grants totaling $3 million to help transform polluted “brownfield” sites into land that’s safe for development, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced. The Orange County Transportation Authority received a $1-million grant to conduct environmental site assessments and clean up its 18.78-acre OC Connect site in Garden […]
The water is blue and the salt breeze keeps blowing, but Mississippi keeps sounding the same warning again and again. The state’s Department of Environmental Quality routinely issues beach advisories when it finds bacteria in the water, and it has alerted swimmers of pollution more than a dozen times already this year. No beaches are […]
The National Parks Conservation Association has listed the most polluted U.S. national parks. Five California National Parks made the top 10 including Sequoia, Yosemite and Joshua Tree, according to the group’s “Polluted Parks” report. The climate report found that 97% of national parks suffer from significant or unsatisfactory air pollution levels and 98% suffer from […]
[Source] Asian cities lead the world in air pollution, according to a new report. Key points: The report by Swiss air quality firm IQAir says 99 of the world’s 100 most polluted cities in 2023 are in Asia, with Indian cities dominating. The only city outside the continent to make the list was Benoni in […]
All but one of the 100 cities with the world’s worst air pollution last year were in Asia, according to a new report, with the climate crisis playing a pivotal role in bad air quality that is risking the health of billions of people worldwide. The vast majority of these cities — 83 — were […]
[Source] Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, topped a list of the world’s most polluted cities on Monday. Cause of pollution: Hanoi is enveloped in thick smog caused by high levels of particulates attributed to widespread construction, vehicle emissions, carbon emissions from coal plants and agricultural burning, contributing to its position on Swiss air quality firm […]
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Local activists and international environmental groups want Nigeria’s government to delay approving the sale of oil company Shell’s onshore assets, claiming Shell is trying to shirk its environmental and social responsibilities in the highly polluted Niger Delta. The London-based company is trying to sell its subsidiary Shell Petroleum Development Company — […]
The maker of the renowned Gore-Tex waterproofing for outdoor gear polluted groundwater near two of its plants in Northeastern Maryland with a hazardous “forever chemical,” according to the Maryland Department of the Environment. State investigations at the manufacturing sites in the Elkton, Maryland, area of Cecil County indicate W.L. Gore & Associates released a harmful […]
As many as 43,000 jobs, $460 million in fishing revenue, $5.2 billion to our regional economy and $17.8 billion in property values: According to a new study (as reported by The News-Press) these would be the economic costs of a water disaster like the one Southwest Florida suffered in 2018-19 when we were hit with […]