Factories in north-eastern China released great amount of an ozone-depleting gas into the atmosphere, violating an international law.
Parents in Europe fight for their children to have clean air
In March 2018, a group of Belgian parents made a few steps for their kids to have the possibility to respire clean air. Instead of going for coffee on a Friday morning, they closed the road outside their children’s school. They named their movement Filter-Café-Filtre.
LA is on a way to total cut down of petrol cars till 2050
On Monday mayor Eric Garcetti unveiled a green reform package, where the focal point is that Los Angeles’ car-choked arteries will run clean within decades.
Russia drafts first carbon emission law
Russian government is working on climate legislation that could give the world’s fifth largest emitter a framework for regulating carbon emissions for the first time.
South Koreans fight smog with pork
Republic of South Korea faces a battle against unhealthy air, caused by a combination of domestic emissions from coal-fired power plants and cars, and pollutants wafted in from China and North Korea.
Pupils in London will wear bags to monitor toxic air levels
In UK capital schoolchildren will carry backpacks with inbuilt air quality sensors to help monitor levels of pollution in the city.
South Asia: top toxic air region
A South Asia region is known to be a desirable travel destination with deep blue ocean, white sand beaches and delicious local food. Till now no one paid attention to the most needed thing for traveling and even more – for life – to air. This invisible factor was taken for granted and not evaluated. Until the moment the scientists started taking samples of air and determine its quality.