Category Archives: Europe

Airlines face fines for air pollution within the EU

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

The European Commission has confirmed that ten Chinese and Indian airlines are facing fines for failure to follow rules designed to reduce air pollution. China Air and India Air are among the ten airline companies that could be fined and … Continue reading →

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New alliance to push for air quality improvement

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

A major new alliance to push for better air quality was launched in Dublin this afternoon – amid a spirited row between environmentalist Duncan Stewart and Minister for Environment Phil Hogan. Chief executive of the Asthma Society of Ireland Sharon … Continue reading →

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Air quality in smaller towns is worse than in our cities

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

AIR quality in smaller towns is worse than in our major cities because of the burning of coal. And new research commissioned by the Environmental Protection Agency EPA shows that the air in Letterkenny, Co Donegal is not meeting minimum … Continue reading →

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UK government failing legal duty on air pollution, supreme court rules

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

The UK government has failed in its legal duty to protect people from the harmful effects of air pollution, the supreme court ruled on Wednesday. The ruling by five judges – the first time a UK court has recognised that … Continue reading →

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Pollution plumes in Paris air are richer in gaseous aromatic compounds than in Los Angeles

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

What is the origin of the volatile hydrocarbons, other than methane, present in city air? Mainly gasoline-powered vehicles[1], according to a study carried out by a French-US team[2] including French researchers from the Laboratoire Interuniversitaire des Systèmes Atmosphériques (LISA/IPSL[3], CNRS … Continue reading →

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Madrid air pollution reaches alarming levels

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

You don’t have to step into the street for Madrid’s roads to pose a hazard to your health: air pollution from cars in the city might just knock you over. Scientists are finding links between the gases and disease. Pollution … Continue reading →

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Poor air quality leads to 3,400 deaths a year in Ireland

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

Poor air quality contributes up to 3,400 premature deaths and costs Ireland up to €6.3 billion a year, An Taisce has revealed. According to The National Trust for Ireland, Irish people are suffering unnecessarily high levels of asthma, bronchitis and … Continue reading →

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Air policy review one of four ‘key’ EU priorities

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

Environment commissioner Janez Potočnik announces that the review of air quality policy is one of the EU’s key environmental initiatives for 2013 and 2014 The EU’s review of its air quality policy is one of four key environmental initiatives for … Continue reading →

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Road traffic pollution as serious as passive smoke in the development of childhood asthma

Posted on March 24, 2013 by

New research conducted in 10 European cities has estimated that 14% of chronic childhood asthma is due to exposure to traffic pollution near busy roads. The results are comparable to the burden associated with passive smoking: the World Health Organization … Continue reading →

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Air pollution: breaches of legal limits continued through 2010 and 2011

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

Air pollutant emissions were above legal limits in eight Member States in 2011, preliminary data shows. In 2010, 12 Member States exceeded these limits, according to final official data reported under the European Union’s National Emission Ceilings (NEC) Directive. Several … Continue reading →

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