Category: air pollution and quality

More Cities Across US Replace Traditional Fireworks With Drone Displays, Citing Fire Risks and Reduced Air Quality

July 3, 2023
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Some cities across the United States have opted for a different kind of 4th of July celebration this year. Salt Lake City, Utah, and Boulder, Colorado, will be featuring their first drone shows as opposed to the traditional firework displays, in an attempt to offer a safer alternative to fireworks. According to Salt Lake City…

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California Approves Rule Banning Diesel Trucks by 2036

April 29, 2023
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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved new regulations and voted to ban the sale of diesel big rig trucks by 2036 and require all trucks to be zero-emissions by 2042, the company announced Friday. The Advanced Clean Fleets rule is added to a list of California’s zero-emissions regulations in an effort to become more environmentally friendly…

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137 Million Americans Living in Areas With Unhealthy Levels of Air Pollution

April 21, 2022
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More than 137 million Americans, representing over 40 percent of the U.S. population, are living in places with failing grades for unhealthy levels of particle pollution or ozone, according to the “State of the Air” 2022 report from the American Lung Association. There were 2.1 million more people breathing unhealthy air in the 2022 report…

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