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Nitrogen Dioxide Levels Over India Increasing, According to Study

Dec 19, 2015 04:43 AM EST

The latest NASA research findings shows that the emission of the nitrogen dioxide pollutant increased drastically in South Asia region, including India, between 2005-2014, affecting air quality.

The Future of Urban Transport is a Tricycle.

Michael A. Katz |

Nov 07, 2015 06:10 PM EST

An electric-powered tricycle could help reduce over-crowding and pollution in major population centers such as China, Europe and the U.S.

Air Pollution Can Cause Dementia, New Study Reveals

Marco Foronda |

Apr 27, 2015 09:22 AM EDT

PM 2.5 can be considered dangerous to the brain and not only to the lungs based on the new study.

Sandstorm Hits Beijing, Strongest In 13 Years

Vittorio Hernandez |

Apr 17, 2015 01:02 AM EDT

Beijing's air pollution is bad enough, but to worsen things further for residents and workers in China's capital city, a sandstorm hit the city on Wednesday evening.

China's Next Social Revolution Can Emanate From Smog

LJ Ross |

Apr 12, 2015 07:49 AM EDT

Environmentalists and political analysts warn that the next probable reason for a social revolution in China is its increasing problem on pollution.

Expats Choose Shanghai As Most Desirable City To Live In China

Cory Doyle |

Mar 10, 2015 12:37 AM EDT

Shanghai was ranked number one in six of 10 categories including most innovative city, most tolerant, best food, suitable for startup businesses, most fashionable, and most humorous.

China Takes Down Disturbing Documentary On Pollution

Desiree Sison |

Mar 07, 2015 04:19 AM EST

A very disturbing film on pollution, "Under the Dome", has been pulled from major video sites and websites reportedly by China's censorship officials.

The Emerging Poop Problem on Mount Everest Threatens Pollution and Disease

Dino Lirios |

Mar 05, 2015 05:31 AM EST

Mount Everest, the world' highest peak, has a growing problem in the form of human wastes left behind by mountaineers. These wastes lead to more than mere uncleanliness; disease and pollution result from what the climbers are leaving.

China's Bid To Clean Air Could Worsen Global Warming -Study

Kat De Guzman |

Mar 03, 2015 09:57 PM EST

China's plan to clean up its air might actually cause more global warming due to the increased emission of carbon dioxide, according to a joint study between the United States and China.

China’s Anti-Graft Agency Goes After Top Polluters

Raymond Legaspi |

Feb 15, 2015 07:26 PM EST

China's top anti-corruption commission came out on Sunday with a list of 13 of the worst violations of law and regulations on the destruction of the country's environment.

Peruvian Ice Cap Reveals 16th Century Air Pollution

Marco Foronda |

Feb 11, 2015 07:55 AM EST

The findings come from analysis of trace elements in a core sample.

The Smog Did It: Bureaucrat's Polluted Whodunnit Goes Viral

Michael A. Katz |

Jan 22, 2015 02:36 PM EST

Inspired by the pollution-choked skies of China, an environmental bureaucrat has written a novel that has gone as viral as the Beijing smog.

According to a report released by Chinese Academy of Sciences, the surveyed cities had an average score 59.92 points.

Chinese Court Imposes $26M Fine in Water Pollution Case

Riley Grant |

Jan 01, 2015 01:55 AM EST

A court has ordered six companies in Eastern China to pay a fine worth $26 million for disposing waste chemicals into the rivers that is now causing water pollution.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks during a conference on the challenges and opportunities for sustainable development at Peking University Stanford Center, in Beijing November 20, 2014.

Los Angeles to Host U.S.-China Climate Summit

Dan Weisman |

Nov 29, 2014 08:09 PM EST

With the U.S. and China reaching a landmark climate change agreement earlier this month, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has invited leaders of major U.S. and Chinese cities to a greenhouse gas-fighting summit.

Goodbye APEC Blue Skies, Welcome Back Smog

Michael A. Katz |

Nov 17, 2014 09:44 AM EST

The blue skies enjoyed by Chinese citizens during the 26th annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Beijing are gone, and the dreaded smog is back.

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