Air pollution
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Study: Higher Gas Prices Save Lives
By Live Science Staff published
Higher fuel prices may reduce deaths related to crashes and air pollution.
Solar Power's Greenhouse Emissions Measured
By Charles Q. Choi published
Making solar cells produces fewer air pollutants than coal and oil power plants.
Chinese Traffic Restrictions Reduce Air Pollution
By Live Science Staff published
Traffic restrictions recently imposed in Beijing reduced the city’s air pollution over a three-day period.
NASA Discovers 'Twilight Zone' of New Air Particles
By Andrea Thompson published
Previously unknown particles around clouds could complicate global warming calculations.
Pollution May Cause 40 Percent of Global Deaths
By Andrea Thompson published
Pollution high contributor to disease, especially in developing countries.
California Farm Town Is Nation's Smoggiest
By Sudhin Thanawala published
Farm town suffers from urban pollutants trapped by local mountains.
Warming Temps Killing More Sierra Trees
By Andrea Thompson published
Rising temperatures fueling droughts that are killing trees in Sierra Nevada.
Discovery Alters Recipe of Urban Haze
By Andrea Thompson published
Haze mostly pollution that forms in air, not directly emitted.
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