nitrogen dioxide

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A boat travels past the Parkland Burnaby Refinery on Burrard Inlet at sunset in Burnaby, B.C., on Saturday, April 17, 2021. File photo by The Canadian PressDarryl Dyck

Stench from Vancouver area refinery didn't breach air quality limits: Metro Vancouver

The regional federation of municipalities says it monitors emissions of particulates, nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide from Burnaby's Parkland fuel refinery, and air quality objectives for the contaminants weren't exceeded.

By The Canadian Press | News | January 23rd 2024

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Canadian study finds link between air pollution and COVID severity

An extensive study of thousands of COVID-19 patients in Ontario hospitals found links between the severity of their infections and the levels of common air pollutants they experience.

By Bob Weber | News | May 24th 2022

Stephen Arnold, head of Birmingham's clean air zone, at a COP26 side event on Wed. Nov. 4 Photo by: Adrienne Tanner

Hey Vancouver, Birmingham passed a fee on pollution-belching vehicles

In June, Birmingham, U.K., did what few other cities outside London have had the temerity to do and imposed a fee on high-polluting vehicles entering certain city zones.

Sustainable Cities

By Adrienne Tanner | News | November 4th 2021

WHO slashes guideline limits on air pollution from fossil fuels

The level for the most damaging tiny particles is halved, reflecting new evidence of deadly harm.

By Damian Carrington | News | September 23rd 2021

Photo of city skyline during daybreak. Photo by Ollie Craig / Pexels

Research links air pollution to more severe mental illness

A study involving 13,000 people in London found that a relatively small increase in exposure to nitrogen dioxide led to a 32 per cent increase in the risk of needing community-based treatment.

Race Against Climate Change

By Damian Carrington | News | September 1st 2021

Air pollutants cost Canada $120B a year: Health Canada study

The health burden from pollutants in the air that come from industrial activities like oil and gas extraction, mining, manufacturing, construction, and transportation — as well as natural events like forest fires — contributed to 15,300 premature Canadian deaths in 2016.

By Carl Meyer | News, Energy, Politics, Ottawa Insider | March 25th 2021

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Economic slowdown has cut air pollution in Canadian cities

Most major Canadian cities saw drastic improvements in air quality over the last two months as COVID-19 kept people at home instead of on the roads.

Coronavirus in Canada

By Mia Rabson | News, Politics | May 22nd 2020

Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Station, Sherco, coal-fired power plant, Minnesota,

Shutdown of US coal plants saved over 26,000 lives, study finds

Shift to gas saved more than 300m tons of planet-heating carbon dioxide as nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide levels dropped

Race Against Climate Change

By Oliver Milman | News, US News | January 7th 2020

Canada has third highest global rate of new childhood asthma cases from traffic pollution

The equivalent of 11,000 new cases of childhood asthma a day occur worldwide due to toxic air from traffic, researchers say, while Canada has the third highest rate in the world, trailing only Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. Toronto is also among the top 10 cities with the highest number of asthma cases among children.

Race Against Climate Change

By Damian Carrington | News, Politics | April 11th 2019