Indeed, London's pollution problems are likely to intensify as the city starts growing again after the recession.
China, which faces growing pollution problems from fossil fuels, recently resumed permitting new reactors, ending a hiatus that followed Fukushima.
Media coverage of local industrial pollution problems is encouraged by the government of China, to show that they care about the environment.
Our opening story for the fall takes a look at how emerging Asia is dealing--or not--with its pollution problems, especially at ground level.
It would have involved excavation under listed buildings, under a medieval fever and smallpox hospital and the gasworks, creating huge constructional and pollution problems.
"If we only rely on domestic resources to develop the animal-husbandry industry, China's grain production will face challenges, and there will be more serious environmental pollution problems, " Mr. Li said.
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Many of those cars do have poor emissions and fuel efficiency ratings but are produced in such small quantities and are driven so infrequently that they don't significantly contribute to air-pollution problems.
Chinese officials last month implemented a drastic plan to combat Beijing's persistent pollution problems, taking half of the city's more than 3 million vehicles off the road, temporarily closing factories and chemical plants, and suspending all construction work.
Residents living nearby had expressed fears the extension would lead to increased pollution and traffic problems.
Lawmakers in Washington want to solve America's pollution and energy problems by imposing higher fuel economy standards on automobiles.
Research has shown air pollution contributes to problems including lung and heart conditions.
There have been documented cases of leaking gas ruining nearby well water, of air pollution and of problems from the waste the drilling generates.
Critics of the extension argue it will cause more pollution, increase health problems and fragment communities.
Whether electric cars help solve the problems of pollution or global warming is a moot point.
Countries around the world have joined with their neighbours to deal with problems like pollution and drugs.
She said her doctor had referred her for tests to find out if her health problems were pollution-related.
But the government is becoming increasingly concerned about the problems that pollution brings, such as sickness from filthy air and arid soil from acid rain, which has made it keen to boost the use of renewables and increase energy efficiency.
Breast cancer and diabetes have been attributed to air pollution as well as respiratory problems.
Health experts say coal-burning power plants produce far more pollution linked to respiratory health problems than natural gas-fired plants produce.
He added that the authority would analyse data from the scheme and was committed to working with KCC to tackle the city's traffic problems, lower pollution, ease flow, and find a permanent solution at Westgate Towers.
The List in Danger features sites which are threatened by a variety of problems such as pollution, urban development, poorly managed mass tourism, wars, and natural disasters, which have a negative impact on the outstanding values for which the sites were inscribed on the World Heritage List.
The In Danger List features sites which are threatened by a variety of problems such as pollution, urban development, poorly managed mass tourism, wars and natural disasters, which have a negative impact on the outstanding values for which the sites were inscribed on the World Heritage List.
But each of these fossil fuels that we use have some problems, particularly with pollution.
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Adding to the company's problems now is something unrelated to pollution: the size of coal seams.
California, which is home to 12 of the 50 cities with the worst air pollution, has certainly tried to address its problems.
The report found that excessive noise ranks second only to air pollution as a leading environmental cause of health problems among Western Europeans.
The common problems of city life, congestion, pollution and parking, became the focus of the project.
"If we don't control pollution, we're going to have serious problems, " says Li.
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Craig told me that the skin infections and gastrointestinal problems attributed by the plaintiffs to oil pollution were more likely caused by sewer lines that run into local streams and rivers.
"We want to take the lessons learned from electronics and semiconductor industries (about pollution) and get ahead of some of these problems, " said John Smirnow, vice president for trade and competitiveness at the nearly 500-member Solar Energy Industries Association.
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