Latest News about Air Pollution and Its Effects

Air Pollution Could Impact Unborn Children (KFSN-TV Fresno)
Monday June 05th 2006, 9:40 pm

Bad air quality could hurt your kids, even before they are born. [News Source]

Fuel-Tech to Move Legal Home to Delaware (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Monday June 05th 2006, 6:11 pm

Fuel-Tech NV, which develops technology used to control air pollution, said Monday it filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to move its legal domicile to Delaware from the Netherlands Antilles. [News Source]

Hazards in the home.
Monday June 05th 2006, 12:00 pm

Chemicals oozing from a variety of everyday products and materials in the home may harm our health. [News Source]

Pakistan ‘faces pollution crisis.’
Monday June 05th 2006, 12:00 pm

Air pollution in Pakistan's major cities is among the highest in the world, economic planners have warned. [News Source]

Coming to a pump near you: clean diesel.
Monday June 05th 2006, 12:00 pm

In a move that may presage diesel's Cinderella-like transformation, the EPA on Thursday required US refineries to begin making ultra-low-sulfur diesel. The move will slash soot emissions. [News Source]

Credits offer polluters peace of mind.
Monday June 05th 2006, 12:00 pm

Feeling guilty about driving your SUV? Now you can assuage your guilt by doing what some of the biggest industrial polluters do: buy "carbon credits" to offset your personal greenhouse gas emissions. [News Source]

Pollution costs China US$200 billion every year.
Monday June 05th 2006, 12:00 pm

China's pollution problems cost the country more than US$200 billion a year, a top official said Monday as he called for better legal protection for grass roots groups so they can help the government clean up the environment. [News Source]

Little changes can make a big difference.
Monday June 05th 2006, 12:00 pm

An ordinary family's energy use is also a nightmare for environmentalists--but there are little ways to change. [News Source]

Environment Day–the challenges that lie ahead for Pakistan.
Monday June 05th 2006, 12:00 pm

Providing a clean environment for the people of Pakistan has emerged as a gruesome task owing to the population increase and depleting resources in the country. [News Source]

New US fuel standards give hope to diesel industry.
Monday June 05th 2006, 12:00 pm

New US standards for diesel fuel that went into effect June 1 are expected to open the door for auto manufacturers to introduce more diesel-powered cars to the US market. [News Source]

Environmentalists stage protest in Bucharest.
Monday June 05th 2006, 12:00 pm

More than 200 people participated in an environmentalists' rally in Bucharest yesterday, a move designed to trigger an alarm signal over the high level of pollution in the capital. [News Source]