Air Pollution

• EV shift could prevent thousands of premature deaths in kids, report claims

  Transitioning to zero-emission vehicles by 2050 could prevent thousands of premature deaths, along with millions of asthma attacks and respiratory illnesses in children.

  Health

  Feb 21
  
• Colorado fines Suncor US$10M for air pollution violations

  The state of Colorado is fining Suncor Energy Inc. US$10.5 million for air pollution violations.

  Environment

  Feb 6
  
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• Air pollution could send Americans indoors 142 more days per year by 2100: Ontario study

  Researchers from schools on both sides of the border, are currently working on a similar study for Canada and seeing similar results so far.

  Canada

  Jan 18
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• Special air quality statement issued for Calgary due to elevated air pollution levels

  According to an alert sent out on Wednesday, elevated levels of air pollution are expected throughout the evening. 

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2023
• How New Delhi is restricting cars on its streets to fight pollution

  The policy, known as the ‘Odd-Even’ scheme, is an emergency measure that the Delhi government puts in place when air quality levels plummet to dangerous levels.

  Environment

  Nov 6, 2023
• Is it a bird? Is it a plane? NASA aircraft mapping air pollution over the GTA

  NASA is in the process of mapping air pollution over some of North America's largest cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Toronto.

  Environment

  Aug 8, 2023
• ‘Sift through the smog’: Canada and London, Ont. invest $400k toward zero-emission buses

  London Transit will also join with Burlington Transit as the first participants in a coalition of operators for the Canadian Urban Transit Zero Emission Bus (CUTZEB) program.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2023
• Cancer-causing chemical detected at above-average level in Hamilton

  Sources from planes to automobiles and the city's lucrative industrial sector have been a recipe for the spread of the well-known carcinogen in Hamilton.

  Health

  Jul 13, 2023
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• Areas of Hamilton hit ‘high-risk’ air quality readings due to wildfire smoke

  Residents on the Mountain saw the worst of it with the AQHI moving beyond 10 on the scale between Noon and 2 p.m. indicating a 'very high health risk.'

  Weather

  Jun 28, 2023
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• Most of Ontario to be impacted by wildfire smoke pollution by Wednesday, Environment Canada warns

  Wildfire smoke from Ontario and Quebec is leading to high levels of air pollution in parts of central Ontario on Tuesday as smoke plumes move into the area.

  Weather

  Jun 27, 2023