Proposed federal environmental regulations could shut about 13,000 megawatts of coal fired generation, boost power prices, threaten electric reliability and cost billions to retrofit or replace mos

Every time petrol prices rise, people start buying diesel-powered vehicles, which add to toxic pollution in our cities

Consider this. Every time petrol prices rise, oil companies end up losing more money. How? The price differential between petrol and diesel increases further; people start buying diesel-powered vehicles so oil firms bleed more. Even worse, we all bleed because dieselisation adds to toxic pollution in our cities. This, in turn, adds to the health burden and costs.

Diwali may have been quieter this year, but toxic fumes from firecrackers pushed air pollution levels in the city way above the permissible limits on all three days of the festival.

According to initial data obtained from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) for the Ambient Air Quality monitoring station at Bandra, the average respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) levels in the area on October 26 were 358 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3). This is more than three times the permissible limit of 100 µg/m3. In fact, this is the second highest value of RSPM recorded on Lakshmi pooja in Bandra from 2007 to 2011.

Public awareness campaigns about pollution seems to have paid off as the City recorded a decrease in pollution levels during Deepavali celebrations compared to last year.

CPCB figures indicate lesser pollution, govt claims it is due to anti-cracker campaign

The tiny phytoplankton Emiliania huxleyi, invisible to the naked eye, plays an outsized role in drawing carbon from the atmosphere and sequestering it deep in the seas.

China will tighten emission standards for thermal power plants, a main source of pollution, aiming to curb worsening environmental degradation.

The US power industry is facing its biggest shake-up since the Three Mile Island accident of 1979.

Anarkali and Ichhra are most polluted areas of the provincial capital, reveals a report.

“I am proud to be part of a team that works towards minimising pollution levels and saving the earth for future generations,” says K.Thamilselvan, a field assistant of Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB). He is part of the team of personnel involved in manning five stations as part of the Chennai Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme.