Read more air pollution stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/15629/air-pollution.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:38:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65824/pollution-dulls-nepals-beauty.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNepal's once-pristine natural beauty has been ravaged by years of civil war, neglect, and corruption, the Washington Post reports. Dangerous levels of pollution now cloud Kathmandu, forcing many residents to wear masks. Even the top of Mount Everest is marred by litter left behind by generations of climbers, and many...http://www.newser.com/story/65824/pollution-dulls-nepals-beauty.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 01 Aug 2009 6:45:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65114/pollution-during-pregnancy-makes-kids-dumber-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSmog might be just as bad for your brain as it is for your lungs, a study finds. Researchers monitored the air pollution 249 mothers were exposed to during pregnancy, then monitored their children. They found that high pollution levels corresponded to a four-point drop in the kids’ IQ scores...http://www.newser.com/story/65114/pollution-during-pregnancy-makes-kids-dumber-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Jul 2009 10:45:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60632/calif-branches-into-forests-to-fight-climate-change.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe California government is preparing to enter into the "forest bank" business in a bid to save woodlands and battle carbon pollution and climate change, reports the Los Angeles Times. The state is expected to roll out a California "cabon market" that may be expanded elsewhere in the West if...http://www.newser.com/story/60632/calif-branches-into-forests-to-fight-climate-change.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 01 Jun 2009 3:10:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54158/epa-warns-of-global-warming-spurs-new-policy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Environmental Protection Agency sent the White House a message today that greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide are detrimental to human health, Reuters reports. The "endangerment finding" may open the door for Washington to curb emissions that cause global warming. "I think it's historic news," one advocate said. "It is...http://www.newser.com/story/54158/epa-warns-of-global-warming-spurs-new-policy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Mar 2009 18:43:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/44478/farmers-raise-a-stink-over-fees-for-flatulence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFarmers' noses are out of joint over proposed regulations that would fine them for their livestock's flatulence, reports AP. Operations with herds over a certain size would be charged per animal to offset the amount of greenhouse gasses contained in their rather voluminous belching and farting, according to the EPA...http://www.newser.com/story/44478/farmers-raise-a-stink-over-fees-for-flatulence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Dec 2008 8:16:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43053/epa-to-loosen-clean-air-rules-in-national-parks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPolluting facilities like coal-fired power plants could soon be allowed to operate closer to national parks, according to documents obtained by the Washington Post . Rules being finalized by the EPA—against strong objections from several officials—will weaken Clean Air Act protections by averaging out emission counts over a year,...http://www.newser.com/story/43053/epa-to-loosen-clean-air-rules-in-national-parks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Nov 2008 6:29:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42549/smog-costs-california-28b-a-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHealth problems caused by pollution choke $28 billion out of California's economy every year, according to a new study. Most of the cost is linked to 3,000 smog-related deaths each year, along with days of work missed by workers with respiratory problems aggravated by pollution spewed from tailpipes and...http://www.newser.com/story/42549/smog-costs-california-28b-a-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Nov 2008 2:40:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39273/smog-bad-for-your-appendix-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPollution may boost your chances of getting appendicitis, the BBC reports. A Canadian study suggests that human tissue—such as the appendix—gets more inflamed on days when the ozone level is high; patients were 15% more likely to be hospitalized on bad-air days, researchers found. Infections can cause appendicitis—...http://www.newser.com/story/39273/smog-bad-for-your-appendix-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Oct 2008 15:38:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34378/ioc-bbc-spar-over-beijing-air.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe International Olympic Committee says there is nothing wrong with the air in Beijing and praised China's "extraordinary" efforts to clean up pollution ahead of the Games' kick-off tomorrow. But the BBC disagrees, reporting its own analysis that shows Beijing's air pollution at nearly four times World Health Organization standards.http://www.newser.com/story/34378/ioc-bbc-spar-over-beijing-air.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 Aug 2008 13:50:00 CDT