To neighborhood activist Kim Wasserman, this e-commerce incursion that will replace a coal-fired power plant that spewed soot and sulfur dioxide into the neighborhood for nearly a century is still a prime example of environmental racism.
South Korea is expected to see a high level of particulate pollution, leading the government to take preliminary anti-dust measures for the first time this autumn.
People living off-grid in the Northwest Territories witness climate change every day, but in remote communities where power and heat comes primarily from diesel generators, there are no easy alternatives to help stop the impact of a warming climate.
Municipality says low emission zone will go into effect in November; drivers of truck not fitted with special pollution-reducing filters will be fined.
Residents of the city's Islington Creek neighborhood say idling Pan Am Railways trains are hurting their quality of life and jeopardizing the health of their families.
The IAA motor show in Frankfurt was disrupted by crowds of climate protesters. They demanded an overhaul of transport policy with environmental concerns at the forefront.
The leaders of 14 UK cities and regions with illegal pollution levels are calling for a £1.5 clean air fund to get older diesel vehicles off their streets.
"Beekeeping has been something I've done for all my life. It's one of those things that gets in your blood and once it's in your blood, it's hard to shake it."
Researchers say federal agencies use highly inaccurate tests to estimate exposure to BPA—findings that extend to multiple other harmful chemicals that get into our bodies
