The world is pumping out 57 million tons of plastic pollution a year
A new study finds that every year people create 57 million tons of plastic pollution. The material winds up everywhere from the deepest oceans to the highest peak of Mount Everest to inside people's body.
EPA is cracking down on deadly air pollution with a new rule - CNN
Feb 7, 2024 · The US Environmental Protection Agency finalized a key update to the federal air quality standard for fine soot – a step to reduce deadly air pollution that’s been over a decade in the making.
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131 million in U.S. live in areas with unhealthy pollution ... - NBC News
Apr 24, 2024 · Nearly 40% of people in the U.S. are living in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution and the country is backsliding on clean air progress as the effects of climate change intensify,...
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Nov 8, 2024 · As countries negotiate a new global goal to raise climate cash, these five charts show why discussions are so fraught. Could we one day ban fossil fuels like nukes? The fear …
More than 170 trillion plastic particles found in the ocean as ...
Mar 8, 2023 · Plastic floats in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The world’s oceans are polluted by a “plastic smog” made up of an estimated 171 trillion plastic particles that if gathered would weigh around 2.3...
EPA tightens rules on some air pollution for the first time in ... - NPR
Feb 7, 2024 · Air pollution has fallen across the U.S. since the Clean Air Act of 1970. But some areas, like Los Angeles, still suffer heavy pollution from soot and smog. New rules on soot pollution from...
130 million Americans routinely breathe unhealthy air, report finds - NPR
Apr 24, 2024 · Over one-third of Americans, or about 130 million people, routinely breathe in unhealthy air, according to the newest State of the Air report from the American Lung Association (ALA). That number...
Biden administration cracks down on air pollution, citing ... - NBC News
Feb 8, 2024 · Scientists are still uncovering negative health effects of air pollution. Emerging evidence suggests that exposure to particulate matter might impair cognitive function or accelerate cognitive...
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