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Colombia's Capital Issues Environmental Alert As Air Quality Deteriorates
Forest fires that have raged for days in Colombia's Amazon on Saturday put its Andean capital, Bogota, on an environmental alert as bad air quality spanned an area the size of greater Paris, authorities said.
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Paris Bans Up To 60% Of Its Cars As Heatwave Worsens Pollution
Paris has banned more than half of the cars registered in the region from its roads as a record heatwave worsens air pollution, the most drastic restrictions ever imposed there, officials said.
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Paris To Limit Vehicle Use To Reduce Air Pollution
Paris will restrict car use on Wednesday as a measure to fight against surging air pollution linked to intense heat wave that strikes most of French regions, the city's police department announced.
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Mother, Daughter Sue France Over Ill Health From Air Pollution
A Paris court on Tuesday began hearing a case brought by a mother and daughter who, in a legal first in France, are suing the state for damages over ill health caused by air pollution.
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Paris Plans Ban On Combustion-Engine Cars By 2030
The French capital, which will host the Olympic Games in the summer of 2024 has been eyeing an end to diesel cars in the capital by the time of the event.
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7 Jailed In China For Falsifying Air Pollution Data
A court in China on Friday jailed seven people for more than a year each for tampering with air quality monitoring equipment and falsifying data, the official Xinhua news agency said.
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Paris Choked By Worst Winter Pollution In A Decade, Makes Public Transport Free
Paris was smothered on Wednesday by its worst winter pollution in a decade, with commuters enjoying free public transport and half of all cars ordered off the road to try to clear the air.
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To Tackle Pollution, Paris Allows Only Even-Numbered Vehicles To Ply
The French authorities have decided to restrict vehicle use by imposing alternating traffic on December 6 in Paris and its suburbs after air pollution reached high levels in the region.
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US Climate Pledges Likely To Go Unmet, Says Study
The United States will likely fail to meet its pledges under the landmark Paris climate pact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, analysts said Thursday on the margin of UN climate talks.
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Use Helicopters To Make It Rain Over Delhi: Top Green Court On Smog
As Delhi grapples with unprecedented air pollution, the Supreme Court asked the Centre today to come up with a Common Minimum Programme within 48 hours. The court also questioned whether in India there is a "graded response system" like in Beijing and Paris, where the city shuts down if pollution crosses a level.
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Cleaner Air Could Actually Make Global Warming Worse
Two new studies, both released Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience, address the powerful influence of aerosols - fine particles or drops of liquid often released by industrial activity - on the climate, and suggest that as nations around the world work to reduce this type of air pollution, we will begin to see more rapid warming than expected. ...
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Odd-Even Scheme: This Was The First Offender's Excuse
The offender, who was slapped with the stipulated Rs 2,000 fine, told police that he was going to office and there was no convenient transportation facility from his residence near Pari Chowk, the intersection between Noida and Greater Noida.
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Beijing's First Ever Red Alert Expires Today
Beijing's first ever red alert for smog expired today, as blue skies and sunshine replaced the thick haze that covered the city for days.
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Beijing Air Pollution Reaches Hazardous Levels
Schools in the Chinese capital kept students indoors and parents brought their kids to hospitals with breathing ailments today as Beijing grappled with extremely severe air pollution for the fifth straight day.
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Paris Goes Car-Free For a Day Tomorrow
Central Paris goes car-free tomorrow as part of its fight against air pollution, at a time when the Volkswagen emissions scandal again turns the spotlight on diesel and the air pollutants it produces.
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Colombia's Capital Issues Environmental Alert As Air Quality Deteriorates
Forest fires that have raged for days in Colombia's Amazon on Saturday put its Andean capital, Bogota, on an environmental alert as bad air quality spanned an area the size of greater Paris, authorities said.
-
Paris Bans Up To 60% Of Its Cars As Heatwave Worsens Pollution
Paris has banned more than half of the cars registered in the region from its roads as a record heatwave worsens air pollution, the most drastic restrictions ever imposed there, officials said.
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Paris To Limit Vehicle Use To Reduce Air Pollution
Paris will restrict car use on Wednesday as a measure to fight against surging air pollution linked to intense heat wave that strikes most of French regions, the city's police department announced.
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Mother, Daughter Sue France Over Ill Health From Air Pollution
A Paris court on Tuesday began hearing a case brought by a mother and daughter who, in a legal first in France, are suing the state for damages over ill health caused by air pollution.
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Paris Plans Ban On Combustion-Engine Cars By 2030
The French capital, which will host the Olympic Games in the summer of 2024 has been eyeing an end to diesel cars in the capital by the time of the event.
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7 Jailed In China For Falsifying Air Pollution Data
A court in China on Friday jailed seven people for more than a year each for tampering with air quality monitoring equipment and falsifying data, the official Xinhua news agency said.
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Paris Choked By Worst Winter Pollution In A Decade, Makes Public Transport Free
Paris was smothered on Wednesday by its worst winter pollution in a decade, with commuters enjoying free public transport and half of all cars ordered off the road to try to clear the air.
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To Tackle Pollution, Paris Allows Only Even-Numbered Vehicles To Ply
The French authorities have decided to restrict vehicle use by imposing alternating traffic on December 6 in Paris and its suburbs after air pollution reached high levels in the region.
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US Climate Pledges Likely To Go Unmet, Says Study
The United States will likely fail to meet its pledges under the landmark Paris climate pact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, analysts said Thursday on the margin of UN climate talks.
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Use Helicopters To Make It Rain Over Delhi: Top Green Court On Smog
As Delhi grapples with unprecedented air pollution, the Supreme Court asked the Centre today to come up with a Common Minimum Programme within 48 hours. The court also questioned whether in India there is a "graded response system" like in Beijing and Paris, where the city shuts down if pollution crosses a level.
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Cleaner Air Could Actually Make Global Warming Worse
Two new studies, both released Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience, address the powerful influence of aerosols - fine particles or drops of liquid often released by industrial activity - on the climate, and suggest that as nations around the world work to reduce this type of air pollution, we will begin to see more rapid warming than expected. ...
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Odd-Even Scheme: This Was The First Offender's Excuse
The offender, who was slapped with the stipulated Rs 2,000 fine, told police that he was going to office and there was no convenient transportation facility from his residence near Pari Chowk, the intersection between Noida and Greater Noida.
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Beijing's First Ever Red Alert Expires Today
Beijing's first ever red alert for smog expired today, as blue skies and sunshine replaced the thick haze that covered the city for days.
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Beijing Air Pollution Reaches Hazardous Levels
Schools in the Chinese capital kept students indoors and parents brought their kids to hospitals with breathing ailments today as Beijing grappled with extremely severe air pollution for the fifth straight day.
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Paris Goes Car-Free For a Day Tomorrow
Central Paris goes car-free tomorrow as part of its fight against air pollution, at a time when the Volkswagen emissions scandal again turns the spotlight on diesel and the air pollutants it produces.
