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Air pollution plays significant role in diabetes: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 30 03:52 PM

The study estimated that pollution contributed to 3.2 million new diabetes cases globally in 2016 -- or around 14 percent of all new diabetes cases globally that year. Read more »

Nine out of 10 people breathing polluted air: WHO

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 02 08:27 AM

More than 90 percent of the global population is breathing in high levels of pollutants, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, blaming poor air quality for some 7 million deaths annually. Read more »

Bawal ang diesel! German court paves way for diesel driving bans

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 28 09:15 AM

LEIPZIG - A top German court on Tuesday ruled that cities can impose diesel driving bans to combat air pollution, a landmark decision that plunges millions of car owners into uncertainty. Read more »

LTO implements 'Tanggal Bulok, Tanggal Usok'

Manny Palmero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 08:13 PM

Land Transportation Office (LTO) personnel flag down Public Utility Jeepneys (PUJs) as part of its “Tanggal Bulok, Tanggal Usok" campaign in Quezon City on Wednesday.  Read more »

China says 28 northern cities met late 2017 anti-smog targets

Reuters
Posted at Jan 10 12:35 PM

SHANGHAI - All 28 Chinese cities in a demanding winter anti-smog campaign met their air quality targets from October to December, but weather conditions could pose challenges in early 2018, the environment ministry said on Wednesday.   Read more »

Polusyon sa hangin ngayong Bagong Taon, mas mababa sa nakaraan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 10:56 PM

Ayon sa Department of Environment and Natural Resources, bunsod ito ng pagkaunti ng nagpaputok sa pagpapalit ng taon. Read more »

New Year air pollution level in Metro Manila drops: DENR

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 05:25 PM

MANILA - The level of air pollution in Metro Manila in the early hours of 2018 went down compared to last year, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Read more »

Toxic air puts 17 million babies' brains and lungs at risk - UNICEF

Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Dec 06 01:11 PM

LONDON - About 17 million babies worldwide live in areas where outdoor air pollution is six times the recommended limit, and their brain development is at risk, the U.N. children's agency (UNICEF) said on Wednesday. Read more »

Pagbebenta ng mga sasakyang di 'Euro 4', bawal na simula 2018

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 05 11:22 PM

Tuloy ang deadline ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources para ipagbawal ang pagbenta ng bagong sasakyang mas mababa sa tinatawag na Euro 4 standard.  Read more »

Pagliit ng sperm, ikinokonekta sa polusyon: pag-aaral

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 06:33 PM

May tsansang magkaroon ng mas maliit at abnormal na hugis ng sperm ang mga lalaking exposed sa polusyon sa hangin, base sa resulta ng isang pag-aaral na inilabas nitong Miyerkoles.  Read more »

Study sees link between pollution and sperm size

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 22 08:32 AM

PARIS, France - Men exposed to fine particle air pollution may risk having smaller, abnormally-shaped sperm, said a study Wednesday, warning this "may result in a significant number of couples with infertility." Read more »

Study links pollution to millions of deaths worldwide

Reuters
Posted at Oct 20 08:06 AM

LONDON - Pollution is killing millions of people worldwide, mostly through the diseases it causes including heart conditions, strokes and lung cancer, according to a large international study. Read more »

Panukalang pagtanggal ng ban sa pagsusunog ng basura, tinutulan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 19 05:05 PM

Ayon kay Sonia Mendoza, isang environmentalist, may masamang dulot sa hangin ang panukalang batas na naglalayong ipasawalang-bisa ang pagbabawal ng Clean Air Act sa incineration o pagsusunog ng basura. Read more »

'Airpocalypse': Delhi braces for air pollution rise

Agence France Presse
Posted at Oct 19 01:33 PM

DELHI - As Hindus across India celebrate Diwali this week, scientists fear a ban on firecrackers and other emergency anti-pollution measures deployed by authorities may not be enough to prevent a repeat of last year's "airpocalypse" in Delhi. Read more »

Air pollution linked to kidney disease risk

Reuters
Posted at Sep 29 12:09 AM

Breathing dirty air may increase the risk for kidney problems, a study in U.S. veterans suggests.   Read more »

UP Baguio declares Wednesday car-less day

Micaella Ilao, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 03 07:20 PM

The university declared Wednesdays "car-less" day inside its campus, a program that aims to help improve air quality in this city. Read more »

UK to ban sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 06:30 PM

Britain said Wednesday it will outlaw the sale of new diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2040 in a bid to cut air pollution but environmental groups said the proposals did not go far enough. Read more »

With color-coded warnings, Indian city gets serious about dirty air

Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jul 05 09:33 AM

AHMEDABAD, India - A plan to combat extreme heat in India's Ahmedabad city has been so effective in raising awareness and bringing down fatalities that city officials are rolling out a similar program to fight another environmental risk: air pollution. Read more »

Tree planting sa subdivisions, isinusulong pangontra air pollution

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 11:00 PM

Balak ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources na kausapin si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte upang magpasa ng kautusan na magmamandato sa mga subdivision sa Metro Manila na magtanim ng puno. Read more »

No smoking, no firecrackers: DOH sees wins in war vs air pollution

Carolyn Bonquin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 22 02:44 PM

The Department of Health is optimistic that the new executive orders of President Rodrigo Duterte on smoking and the use of firecrackers would help lessen air pollution in the country.  Read more »