Air Quality

The Most Polluted Metro Areas in America

Atlanta tops a list of the most polluted cities in the country, according to an analysis of EPA data by Forbes.
6 November 2009 - 12:00pm
Forbes

Calcutta Removes Old Cars to Clean Air

In order to clean the air in Calcutta, officials have begun enforcing a rule that removes all vehicles manufactured before 1993, mandated by the city's High Court.
7 August 2009 - 1:00pm
BBC

Cities Get 'F' For Air Quality

The American Lung Association has failed 2/3rds of California's counties in a recent study of levels of smog and soot.
4 May 2009 - 12:00pm
San Jose Mercury News

Drive-Thru Pollution

Leaders in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, are studying how to reduce pollution generated by idling cars at drive-thru windows.
20 February 2009 - 7:00am
NBC DFW

One-Third of Americans Breathing Too Much Soot

People in 46 American metropolitan areas breathe air that exceeds federal soot levels, according to new figures from the Environmental Protection Agency. Nearly one-third of all Americans live in affected areas.
30 December 2008 - 9:00am
San Francisco Chronicle

Teamsters And Enviros Unite

The Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports’ new Clean Trucks program is the object of a legal battle pitting Teamsters, environmental and public health groups, the NAACP, and community groups demanding clean air against trucking companies and shippers.
8 December 2008 - 12:00pm
Los Angeles Times

Beijing's Temporary Clean Air Policies May Stick

With some of the its cleanest air in decades, Beijing is warming up to some of the pollution-cutting regulations officials have enacted during the Olympics. Some may become permanent.
26 August 2008 - 10:00am
China Daily

Many Schools Located Next to Major Highways

New research from the University of Cincinnati shows that nearly a third of U.S. schools are located within a quarter-mile of major highways, posing a significant air pollution threat to students.
20 August 2008 - 8:00am
University Of Cincinnati

China Says Car Bans Will Stop After Olympics

Despite improved air quality, China says it has no plans to continue the car control measures it has enacted during the Olympics to clean the city's air.
18 August 2008 - 8:00am
Reuters
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