And by the way, we can -- by doing this, we can also reduce the problem of carbon pollution and we can still invest in clean coal technology.
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Carnegie Mellon's CREATE Lab is working on a few interesting solutions to the problem of localizing pollution data with a trio of devices aimed at making the process accessible and affordable for regular people.
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"We thought why don't we start a company that addresses this possibility of using capitalism as an aggressive way to solve the glaring problem of water pollution, " he said.
And it calls on the insurance sector to help our country adapt, and to tackle the problem of climate change pollution head-on.
The conservation group says the problem is responsible for pollution, shrinkage of coastal wetlands and the tapping of non-renewable groundwater in some regions.
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There's no example of an air pollution problem anywhere in the world that has been solved without a cap or legal limit on how much of that pollution can be dumped into the sky.
Janice Nolen, national policy adviser at the American Lung Association, says that rather than dealing with the harmful effects of air pollution, the focus should be on tackling the problem at source.
The most profound and serious indication of the moral implications underlying the ecological problem is the lack of respect for life evident in many of the patterns of environmental pollution.
In a sign of the growing severity of the problem, the new regulations published on Saturday describe "emergency measures" for days when pollution becomes a "danger to human health", including mandatory factory closures and restrictions on vehicles.
The pollution problem prompted Webasto to launch a campaign to raise awareness of the idling issue.
"This does not deal with the problem at source, " says Prof Kelly, an expert on the impact of atmospheric pollution on human health.
Congestion is indeed a big problem, but it must not be allowed to mask the seriousness of free-flowing traffic's contribution to pollution, climate change and the erosion of green spaces.
Mr. HINCHMAN: We've chosen the stricter California program because it's the only policy option available to us that we can use to reduce pollution emissions from the transportation sector, which is the most polluting and fastest-growing problem in terms of air quality in the Northeast.
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