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environment2 years ago

"Utah's Race Against Time: Tackling Air Pollution Ahead of 2034 Olympics"

Utah leaders face the challenge of improving air quality before the 2034 Olympic Games, with a focus on mitigating pollution caused by inversion. The city aims to shift to 100 percent renewable energy by 2030, reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 50 percent, and promote public transportation. While progress has been made in recent years, cars remain the biggest contributor to pollution, prompting the need for residents to embrace public transit.

via KSLTV|
#clean-air#environment#olympic-games
politics2 years ago

Texas Governor Signs Bills to Eliminate Vehicle Inspections and Ban Paper License Plates

Governor Greg Abbott has signed a bill that eliminates annual vehicle inspections in Texas, but 17 counties will still require annual emissions tests. The $7.50 fee will still exist, but under a new name, and new cars or vehicles that had not previously been registered in Texas or another state will have an initial fee of $16.75. The money will go toward the Texas mobility fund, general revenue fund, and the clean air account. The new legislation will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2025.

via FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth|
#clean-air#emissions-tests#greg-abbott
environment2 years ago

Global Air Quality Crisis: From Developing Countries to Major Cities.

While the US and Canada experienced dangerous smoke from wildfires this week, much of the world faces persistent air pollution that exceeds the World Health Organization's air-quality limits. Developing and newly industrialized nations suffer the most, with most of the 4.2 million deaths blamed on outdoor air pollution occurring in these countries in 2019. Air pollution has no boundaries, and it is high time everyone comes together to fight it, says Bhavreen Kandhari, co-founder of Warrior Moms in India.

via The Associated Press|
#air-pollution#clean-air#developing-countries
environment2 years ago

Toxic Air: A Global Peril Beyond Borders

While the US and Canada experienced dangerous smoke from wildfires this week, much of the world breathes dangerously polluted air on a regular basis. In 2019, most of the 4.2 million deaths attributed to outdoor air pollution occurred in developing or newly industrialized nations. Almost the entire world breathes air that exceeds the World Health Organization’s air-quality limits at least occasionally. Air pollution is caused by a reliance on coal, lower vehicle emissions standards, and the burning of solid fuels for cooking and heating. It is high time everyone comes together to fight it, says Bhavreen Kandhari, co-founder of Warrior Moms in India, a network of mothers pushing for clean air and climate action in a nation with some of the world’s consistently worst air.

via The Associated Press|
#air-pollution#clean-air#developing-countries
environment2 years ago

Biden prioritizes environmental justice with executive orders and new office.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday to expand his administration's environmental justice goals, including delivering clean air and water to communities nationwide. The order establishes the Office of Environmental Justice at the White House to coordinate the administration's efforts to implement the new directives. Federal agencies will also be tasked with conducting new assessments of their environmental justice efforts, and the results will be made public through a new scorecard to help measure the government's progress on the issue. The president wants to ensure that Americans benefit from cleaner air and water, reduced risk for asthma, cancer, and other health burdens, and better access to green space, safe and affordable housing, and clean transportation.

via NBC News|
#biden#clean-air#clean-water
environment2 years ago

US Air Quality Report: Western States and People of Color Disproportionately Affected.

98% of Californians live in communities with unhealthy levels of smog or fine particles, according to a new report by the American Lung Association. Greater Los Angeles remains the smoggiest metropolitan area in the nation, while the Central Valley cities of Bakersfield and Visalia tied for the country’s worst year-round levels of fine particle pollution. The report highlights the daunting challenge facing environmental regulators trying to tamp down air pollution and move the world’s fourth-largest economy away from diesel-powered trucks, ships, and trains. The California Air Resources Board is poised to vote on two pivotal measures that would significantly curtail pollution from trucks, buses, and locomotives operating within the state.

via Los Angeles Times|
#air-pollution#california#clean-air