(Reuters) - For years, Liu Ruiqiang put up with chronic smog in China's capital of Beijing, but he didn't want to take any chances when his daughter was born. The salesman now carries a handheld pollution
This comes ahead of a high-profile session of the Chinese parliament that begins on Thursday A new documentary highlighting the hazards of smog in China, which has gone viral on the Internet, is set
China's Ministry of Science and Technology has started planning for a five-year air pollution prevention and control project, the ministry announced on Tuesday. A draft blueprint for the project has
TEHRAN -- Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says that the municipality under his leadership is considering measures to reduce air pollution in Tehran by 50 percent in the course of 4 years. Speaking on
To Madrid dwellers, the almost permanent pall of traffic fumes hanging over the city is known as “the beret”, a kind of grimly ironic statement on what has become a tradition in a city where there is more
Air pollution, corruption and the wealth gap are the three issues of most concern to readers ahead of the annual parliamentary sessions of China, dubbed as "two sessions", according to an online survey
The British government rejected calls on Sunday to raise taxes on diesel vehicles to reduce air pollution but said it will consider a national network of low-emission zones. Britain has consistently
Britain said it would invest 43 million pounds ($67 million) to support ultra-low-emission vehicles (ULEV), providing more car charge-points in its towns and cities and helping fund research into electric
(Reuters) - In a case examining Environmental Protection Agency rules requiring states to limit emissions that lower air quality in other states, federal judges questioned just how good a neighbor the
Tougher standards on emissions and a national clean air agreement could help reduce healthcare costs by billions of dollars The federal and state governments have agreed to work together to improve
