April 07, 2011
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Air & Climate Newsletter April 07, 2011 |
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American Public Health Association Urges House, Senate to Uphold EPA`s Ability to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Protect Public Health
WASHINGTON, April 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Public Health Association urges Congress to block efforts to weaken the Clean Air Act by limiting the ability of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the leading cause of climate change. Both House and Senate are expected to take up the issue today. "Climate change poses enormous health threats," said Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP (E), executive director of the American Public Health ... |
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EPUK welcomes Mayor`s U-turn on London air pollution
Environmental Protection UK (EPUK) welcomes an additional £5 million of funding to improve London`s air quality, announced by the Transport Secretary Phillip Hammond yesterday. The money will be used by the Mayor of London to establish a `Clean Air Fund`, marking a U-turn in the Mayor`s refusal to amend short term plans to tackle illegal levels of air pollution in the capital. The European Commission recently granted the UK government a time extension for meeting air pollution limits in London. The extension temporarily removed the threat of large fines from the European Courts, ... |
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