Category: air pollution

California’s new emissions rules target diesel trucks and cargo ships

Post author By Randall
Post date August 28, 2020
Categories In air pollution, air quality, california, diesel, emissions, News, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] California air quality officials have passed two new measures aimed at reducing pollution from diesel trucks and ships. One rule introduces new emissions standards for heavy-duty diesel trucks, while the other requires more ships docked at ports to either plug into electric power or use other technology to reduce harmful emissions. The state has […]

NASA backs studies on environmental effects of COVID-19 lockdowns

Post author By Randall
Post date May 13, 2020
Categories In air pollution, coronavirus, covid-19, environment, gear, green, light pollution, Nasa, News, pollution, satellite, Science, Tech, water pollution

[ad_1] You’ve probably heard stories of skies and water clearing up while most people stay at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, but how much have things improved, really? Scientists are about to rely on NASA technology to find out. The space agency is funding four research projects that will rely on satellites and various data […]

NASA maps show the effect of a quarantine on air pollution

Post author By Randall
Post date March 3, 2020
Categories In air pollution, coronavirus, gear, green, industry, pollution, quarantine, Tech, the big picture, thenewbigpicture

[ad_1] Maps of the Wuhan region from January 1st to February 25th, 2019 show a noticeable drop in air pollution during the Lunar New Year. However, pollution levels quickly rebounded, as seen in the dark red images from the same time last year. This year has been another story, however. The virus story started to […]