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Smog Towers, Cloud Seeding Not Solution To India's Air Pollution Problem: US Scientist
Richard Peltier said there is a good understanding that air pollution is "really quite bad" across India but precision is lacking due to the limited distribution of air pollution monitors.
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US Sues eBay Over Sale Of Harmful Products In Latest Tech Crackdown
The US government on Wednesday sued eBay, accusing the online platform of violating the Clean Air Act and other environmental laws by allowing the sale of several harmful products, including devices that defeat automobile pollution controls.
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Helmets That Beat Air Pollution
New helmets have come out in the market that acts as filters. Mavox helmets can filter out maximum pollutants on account of their carbon filter. This carbon filter is washable and can be cleaned easily.
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Kailash Satyarthi Urges PM To Develop Five-Year Plan To Tackle Pollution
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, requesting him to amend the Air Act 1981 and come up with a five-year national action plan to ensure clean air as the pollution levels in the city rose to the ''severe'' category.
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Ex-Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn Charged In United States Over Dieselgate Scandal
Dieselgate is the biggest (and dirtiest) scandal to ever hit the global automotive industry. And now in a rather unexpected development, the United States Justice Department has disclosed that it has filed criminal charges against Volkswagen's ex-CEO Martin Winterkorn. The charges have been filed accusing him of a conspiracy to cover up the Volkswa...
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Volkwagen Sued By US For Emissions Cheating, Faces USD 20 Billion Penalty
The US has sued Volkswagen alleging that nearly 600,000 diesel vehicles, including all its brands, had illegal defeat devices installed resulting in excess harmful emissions and the German automobile giant faces penalties well above USD 20 billion.
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US Files Civil Suit Against Volkswagen For Environment Violations
The US Justice Department on Monday filed a civil suit against Volkswagen AG for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act by installing illegal devices to impair emission control systems in 600,000 vehicles.
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Barack Obama Prods World on Climate Change, Faces Pushback at Home
President Barack Obama said Sunday that American leadership was helping make gains in the global fight against climate change as he tried to reassure world leaders assembling for a historic conference in Paris that the US can deliver on its own commitments.
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Smog Towers, Cloud Seeding Not Solution To India's Air Pollution Problem: US Scientist
Richard Peltier said there is a good understanding that air pollution is "really quite bad" across India but precision is lacking due to the limited distribution of air pollution monitors.
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US Sues eBay Over Sale Of Harmful Products In Latest Tech Crackdown
The US government on Wednesday sued eBay, accusing the online platform of violating the Clean Air Act and other environmental laws by allowing the sale of several harmful products, including devices that defeat automobile pollution controls.
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Helmets That Beat Air Pollution
New helmets have come out in the market that acts as filters. Mavox helmets can filter out maximum pollutants on account of their carbon filter. This carbon filter is washable and can be cleaned easily.
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Kailash Satyarthi Urges PM To Develop Five-Year Plan To Tackle Pollution
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, requesting him to amend the Air Act 1981 and come up with a five-year national action plan to ensure clean air as the pollution levels in the city rose to the ''severe'' category.
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Ex-Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn Charged In United States Over Dieselgate Scandal
Dieselgate is the biggest (and dirtiest) scandal to ever hit the global automotive industry. And now in a rather unexpected development, the United States Justice Department has disclosed that it has filed criminal charges against Volkswagen's ex-CEO Martin Winterkorn. The charges have been filed accusing him of a conspiracy to cover up the Volkswa...
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Volkwagen Sued By US For Emissions Cheating, Faces USD 20 Billion Penalty
The US has sued Volkswagen alleging that nearly 600,000 diesel vehicles, including all its brands, had illegal defeat devices installed resulting in excess harmful emissions and the German automobile giant faces penalties well above USD 20 billion.
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US Files Civil Suit Against Volkswagen For Environment Violations
The US Justice Department on Monday filed a civil suit against Volkswagen AG for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act by installing illegal devices to impair emission control systems in 600,000 vehicles.
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Barack Obama Prods World on Climate Change, Faces Pushback at Home
President Barack Obama said Sunday that American leadership was helping make gains in the global fight against climate change as he tried to reassure world leaders assembling for a historic conference in Paris that the US can deliver on its own commitments.
