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SPEXone Satellite Reveals Global Air Pollution Patterns and Cooling Effect
Using a Dutch-designed climate camera on the NASA PACE satellite, scientists have mapped global air pollution, finding the highest levels in India, Central Africa, and South America; the instrument, SPEXone, also measures how different aerosol types impact global warming, with initial findings sugge...
SPEXone Satellite Reveals Global Air Pollution Patterns and Cooling Effect
Using a Dutch-designed climate camera on the NASA PACE satellite, scientists have mapped global air pollution, finding the highest levels in India, Central Africa, and South America; the instrument, SPEXone, also measures how different aerosol types impact global warming, with initial findings sugge...
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28% Bias Score
SPEXone Maps Global Air Pollution, Reveals Cooling Effect
Using a Dutch-made climate camera on the NASA PACE satellite, scientists have mapped global air pollution, finding the highest levels in India, Central Africa, and South America; the instrument also measures the cooling effects of aerosols on the planet.
SPEXone Maps Global Air Pollution, Reveals Cooling Effect
Using a Dutch-made climate camera on the NASA PACE satellite, scientists have mapped global air pollution, finding the highest levels in India, Central Africa, and South America; the instrument also measures the cooling effects of aerosols on the planet.
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24% Bias Score
Italian Cities Face Severe Air Pollution Crisis
Legambiente's 'Mal'Aria di città 2025' report reveals Frosinone and Milan as the most polluted Italian cities in 2024, exceeding PM10 limits by 68 days; 71% of Italian cities will violate 2030 PM10 standards, and 45% will violate NO2 standards, necessitating substantial pollution reduction.
Italian Cities Face Severe Air Pollution Crisis
Legambiente's 'Mal'Aria di città 2025' report reveals Frosinone and Milan as the most polluted Italian cities in 2024, exceeding PM10 limits by 68 days; 71% of Italian cities will violate 2030 PM10 standards, and 45% will violate NO2 standards, necessitating substantial pollution reduction.
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40% Bias Score
Air Pollution in France: 40,000 Deaths and €16 Billion in Economic Costs
A new study by Santé publique France estimates that air pollution in France caused 40,000 deaths and over €16 billion in economic costs in 2021, with 12-20% of new child respiratory illnesses and 7-13% of new adult respiratory, cardiovascular, or metabolic illnesses attributed to air pollution.
Air Pollution in France: 40,000 Deaths and €16 Billion in Economic Costs
A new study by Santé publique France estimates that air pollution in France caused 40,000 deaths and over €16 billion in economic costs in 2021, with 12-20% of new child respiratory illnesses and 7-13% of new adult respiratory, cardiovascular, or metabolic illnesses attributed to air pollution.
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36% Bias Score
Los Angeles Wildfires: Toxic Ash Poses Significant Long-Term Health Risks
Pulmonologist Reza Ronaghi lost his home in the recent Los Angeles wildfires and details significant health risks from exposure to toxic ash and debris, urging residents to use respirators, goggles, and protective clothing when returning to affected areas due to lingering dangers and inadequate safe...
Los Angeles Wildfires: Toxic Ash Poses Significant Long-Term Health Risks
Pulmonologist Reza Ronaghi lost his home in the recent Los Angeles wildfires and details significant health risks from exposure to toxic ash and debris, urging residents to use respirators, goggles, and protective clothing when returning to affected areas due to lingering dangers and inadequate safe...
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16% Bias Score
EU Air and Noise Pollution: 250,000 Annual Deaths, Insufficient Measures
A European Court of Auditors report reveals that air and noise pollution in the EU cause 250,000 deaths annually, with insufficient measures in place; while some cities show progress, 10 member states exceed NO2 limits, and noise pollution reduction targets are unlikely to be met.
EU Air and Noise Pollution: 250,000 Annual Deaths, Insufficient Measures
A European Court of Auditors report reveals that air and noise pollution in the EU cause 250,000 deaths annually, with insufficient measures in place; while some cities show progress, 10 member states exceed NO2 limits, and noise pollution reduction targets are unlikely to be met.
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24% Bias Score
SPEXone Satellite Maps Global Air Pollution, Reveals Regional Differences and Climate Impacts
Using a Dutch-developed climate camera aboard NASA's PACE satellite, scientists have mapped global fine particulate matter pollution, finding the highest concentrations in India, Central Africa, and South America, with improved air quality in Europe attributed to environmental regulations, and the d...
SPEXone Satellite Maps Global Air Pollution, Reveals Regional Differences and Climate Impacts
Using a Dutch-developed climate camera aboard NASA's PACE satellite, scientists have mapped global fine particulate matter pollution, finding the highest concentrations in India, Central Africa, and South America, with improved air quality in Europe attributed to environmental regulations, and the d...
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20% Bias Score
Trump Administration's Implicit Acknowledgment of AI Data Center Health Risks
President Trump's administration has implicitly acknowledged the public health risks of AI data centers by not revoking a Biden executive order that mandates their construction in areas with good air quality; this follows estimates of $17-29 billion in health costs and over 1100 premature deaths bet...
Trump Administration's Implicit Acknowledgment of AI Data Center Health Risks
President Trump's administration has implicitly acknowledged the public health risks of AI data centers by not revoking a Biden executive order that mandates their construction in areas with good air quality; this follows estimates of $17-29 billion in health costs and over 1100 premature deaths bet...
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52% Bias Score
EPA Dismisses Science Advisory Board Members
On Tuesday, the EPA dismissed members of its Science Advisory Board (SAB) and Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), aiming to align scientific advice with its mission, a move mirroring similar actions during the first Trump administration and potentially delaying crucial environmental reg...
EPA Dismisses Science Advisory Board Members
On Tuesday, the EPA dismissed members of its Science Advisory Board (SAB) and Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), aiming to align scientific advice with its mission, a move mirroring similar actions during the first Trump administration and potentially delaying crucial environmental reg...
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44% Bias Score
Turin Activists Expose City's Environmental Failures
Turin, Italy-based Fridays for Future activists launched a subvertising campaign, altering city billboards promoting the city's environmental plans, to highlight 54 days of exceeding PM10 limits in 2024, inefficient public transport, and the ongoing industrial crisis, demanding faster action on clim...
Turin Activists Expose City's Environmental Failures
Turin, Italy-based Fridays for Future activists launched a subvertising campaign, altering city billboards promoting the city's environmental plans, to highlight 54 days of exceeding PM10 limits in 2024, inefficient public transport, and the ongoing industrial crisis, demanding faster action on clim...
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40% Bias Score
LA Wildfires Cause Hazardous Air Quality, Threatening Respiratory Health
Devastating Los Angeles wildfires destroyed 12,000 structures, creating hazardous air quality with particulate matter twenty times the WHO limit, prompting health warnings and predictions of a 5–15% rise in daily mortality.
LA Wildfires Cause Hazardous Air Quality, Threatening Respiratory Health
Devastating Los Angeles wildfires destroyed 12,000 structures, creating hazardous air quality with particulate matter twenty times the WHO limit, prompting health warnings and predictions of a 5–15% rise in daily mortality.
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16% Bias Score
California Withdraws Emissions Rule Requests Amid Trump Administration Uncertainty
Facing anticipated pushback from the incoming Trump administration, California withdrew its requests for federal approval of stricter emissions rules for diesel-powered locomotives and semi-trucks, including a ban on new diesel semi-trucks by 2036 and older locomotives by 2030, leaving the state's c...
California Withdraws Emissions Rule Requests Amid Trump Administration Uncertainty
Facing anticipated pushback from the incoming Trump administration, California withdrew its requests for federal approval of stricter emissions rules for diesel-powered locomotives and semi-trucks, including a ban on new diesel semi-trucks by 2036 and older locomotives by 2030, leaving the state's c...
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52% Bias Score
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