STATEMENT: Coalition for Clean Air applauds California Air Resources Board for passing Clean Transportation Funding Plan
Coalition for Clean Air (CCA) releases the following statement on the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) adoption of the $1.548 billion 2021-2022 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives: “We thank CARB for approving a bold and generous Funding Plan today,” said CCA Deputy Policy Director Christopher Chavez. “This Plan will give low- and middle-income Californians […]
Stories of Clean Air – Coalition for Clean Air
Giving Tuesday isn’t about bragging, though we could point to big wins here and here and here. It isn’t about donor education, though we could point out that we have a platinum charity rating. And it isn’t about the results of our work, though we could point out that the smog we’ve helped clean up […]
California takes biggest step forward for clean air in over 12 years
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: Bo Smith | American Lung Association P: 310-359-6386 E: [email protected] Bill Magavern | Coalition for Clean Air P: 916-214-0065 E: [email protected] California takes biggest step forward for clean air in over 12 years Rules cut pollution from heavy-duty trucks, leaf-blowers and other small off-road engines. [Sacramento, CA | December 9, […]
Indoor Air Pollution Threat For Rise In Infectious Diseases
While we were recovering from the COVID variants like delta, delta plus a new mutated variant – Omicron has arrived and has lead to the threat of the third wave. Indoor air pollution can be a major risk factor for the rise in all sorts of respiratory illnesses – COVID infections, non-COVID viral infections like […]
Drinking water supply timing to fluctuate in parts of Mysuru
The time of drinking water supply in parts of the city is likely to fluctuate till January 25, 2022, in view of the repair works taken up at the storage tank of Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW) in Yadavagiri. The areas to be affected include Mandi Mohalla, Lashkar Mohalla, Yadavagiri, Bannimantap A, B and C […]
Living with the Pandemic – Times of Oman
Dr. Dilip Abdul Khadar Where we stand today Almost 2 years into the pandemic, mankind has never been blessed more. We could for the first time since the beginning of this once-in-a-century pandemic that has altered our lives beyond recognition managed to come up with the first vaccine for COVID-19 in less than a year. […]
EPA’s New Report Shows How Climate Change is Influencing Seasonal Events in the U.S. and Impacting Peoples’ Health and Environment
December 21, 2021 WASHINGTON (Dec. 21, 2021) – Today, EPA is issuing a new report, Seasonality and Climate Change: A review of observed evidence in the United States, showing how climate change is affecting seasonal events and processes across the United States. Longer growing seasons, more heat waves, earlier snowmelt, and changes in leaf and […]
EPA Issues Emergency Orders to Three Mobile Home Parks in Thermal, Calif., to Ensure Drinking Water is Safe for Residents
Agency also fines Indian Village Mobile Home Park for failing to comply with previous order December 28, 2021 THERMAL, Calif. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued three emergency orders under the Safe Drinking Water Act to different mobile home park public water systems located on the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Tribe’s Reservation […]
Drinking water isn’t carrying COVID virus
Several videos are going viral on social media of people applying drops of tap water on the Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 rapid home-test to get a positive result. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There is a limited quantity of COVID-19 rapid home tests as they are flying off the shelves. But some people aren’t buying them to test […]
Sustena Pty LTD Reveals How Smart Homes Can Ensure Better Indoor Air Quality and Energy Efficiency
When thinking about smart homes, many people concentrate on the latest innovations in smart home technology. But while these new technologies are important, you also need to consider an equally important aspect of home comfort: indoor air quality. Poor indoor air quality can affect health, comfort, and productivity, as well as being a ventilation system […]