Over the past few years, the central government has been focusing its air pollution fight on major polluters, with numerous steel factories and heavy-polluting power generators either shut down or moved away from major centers, such as Beijing. Howev

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ESL Podcast 1183 Air and Water Pollution Julia: Stop poisoning us! Stop poisoning us! Robert: Why are you picketing in front of this factory? Julia: This factory is polluting our air and water. Theyre responsible for contaminating the environment wit

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Also: A study finds that people who stop smoking often influence other smokers to quit. Transcript of radio broadcast: 24 June 2008 VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember. On

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A new report from the Ministry of Environmental Protection has revealed Beijing is at the center of China's worst area for air quality. CRI's Lucy Du has more. Reporter: The new report says in 74 Chinese cities, the average air quality readings only

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By Greg Flakus Scientists in Texas are trying to find a way of reducing carbon dioxide air pollution by capturing the gas, compressing it and then putting it underground. This technique could also yie

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By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 30 January 2007 watch Highway Pollution report A study of 3600 children living near busy highways in southern California shows that auto emissions can stunt a child's lung development and increase the risk of early re

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AS IT IS 2013-05-10 Air Pollution Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Disease From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. Im Caty Weaver. Welcome back! Cardiovascular diseases kill about 17 million people around the world every year. Heart attacks and

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SAF New Fire-Building Method Reduces Air Pollution With their megaphones and orange uniforms, these fieldworkers do not go unnoticed. This is Fine Town, a township south of Johannesburg. Every day, the fieldworkers walk around the townships to show t

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Airborne particles produced by automobile exhaust, industry and coal or oil fired power plants can cause blood pressure to rise to dangerous levels Medical researchers are finding out more about the health risks of air pollution. They say the world's

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Air Pollution Linked to Cognitive Decline Several years ago a massive survey of women called the Nurses' Health Study began collecting data on memory, thinking skills and other cognitive measures. Jennifer Weuve of the Rush Institute of Healthy Aging

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The report, compiled by a panel of experts from the Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning and Nanjing University, comes after two years' field investigation, as well as data collection, analysis and calculation. Xie Hongxing, director of the Sec

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While conditions in the capital and other parts of northern China may not reflect it this week, figures are suggesting the air this year in Beijing has improved. The Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau is reporting that through the first 9-months

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By Chad Bouchard Yogyakarta, Indonesia 15 December 2006 Government leaders from around Asia have pledged to boost air quality control programs in some of the most polluted cities of the world. As Chad Bouchard reports from the Indonesian city of Yog

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LOS ANGELES, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Air pollution poses a threat to the health of about 154 million Americans -- or more than half of the U.S. population, the American Lung Association (ALA) said on Wednesday. The air is so polluted in some areas that

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BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese official on Saturday urged speeded efforts to improve air quality in cities, saying the people cannot wait too long for the air to be cleaned. Eighteen years is too long to wait, said Lyu Xinhua when asked to co

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They're often considered scavenging pests, but Australia's native White Ibis is helping scientists understand the impact of urban life on wildlife. These long-legged birds are a barometer of Sydney's environmental health. Our reporter Li Dong has the

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The Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau said on Wednesday that it fined local polluters 183 million yuan, or roughly 28 million US dollars last year, witnessing a drastic increase from 2014. Captain of the bureau's environmental supervi

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China has seen more cities meet required air quality standards over the last year, and is now planning even more measures to tackle air pollution and protect blue skies. Li Ganjie, China's Minister of Ecology and Environment, says air quality improve

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BEIJING, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Construction is to be suspended and use of official vehicles limited in cases where Beijing air quality plummets to extremely bad, under a new rule on curbing air pollution. The rule, to be enacted on Jan. 1, 2013, catego

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Hamburg has become the first city in Germany to impose a partial ban on some older diesel vehicles. The move comes as a blow to the federal government as well as the country's automotive industry. TRT World's Ira Spitzer reports. Diesel engines were

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