Clean Cities
Airborne microplastics are another serious air pollution hazard
"The smaller the size ranges we looked at, the more microplastics we saw," a scientist says.
Japan’s city of Aomori to try making electricity with snow
City officials, a local startup and University of Electro-Communications experts will run a winter pilot project to test their snow theory.
Four ways climate change and population growth combine to threaten public health
"I have encountered many public health threats, but none so intransigent and pervasive as climate change."
Air pollution can cause cardiac arrests and harm even unborn children
Chronic air pollution is more than just a nuisance. It is an acute health hazard.
The EU is seeking to clamp down on traffic pollution
There are tens of millions heavily polluting vehicles on streets and roads around the EU.
These air-conditioner alternatives are cheaper – and better for the planet
Should increasingly brutal summer heat – and uncomfortably warm autumns – compel people to install air-conditoners?