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Children are more vulnerable to poor air quality, says Dundee study

Researchers say increased air pollution leads to more children being admitted to hospital with lung conditions.
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House backs GOP bill to block EPA rule on tailpipe pollution; slams plan as electric-vehicle mandate

House Republicans have approved a bill to block strict new tailpipe pollution limits proposed by the Biden administration, calling the plan a back-door mandate for electric vehicles.
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Why clean air is a luxury that many can't afford

Although almost everyone in the world now breathes air that is polluted in some way, the unfolding story of air pollution is one of environmental inequality.
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Biden vetoes resolution that would have repealed new EPA limits on truck emissions

The EPA finalized new restrictions last year that seek to reduce emissions from heavy-duty vehicles to 80 percent below the current standard.
cities fight to keep covid street closures

U.S. cities are fighting over keeping covid street closures

The pandemic turbocharged the push to make America's streets more pedestrian friendly. As the covid-19 emergency ends, many are fighting to make those changes permanent. Not everyone is happy about it.
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‘No more car for me’: will a $23 toll finally rid Manhattan of gridlock?

Planners say congestion pricing will slash traffic in the area – and offer a much-needed $15bn boost to public transit.

Vermont pushes forward with California car emissions rule
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Vermont pushes forward with California car emissions rule, but that won’t close the 2030 emissions gap

State officials are moving forward with a suite of transportation regulations, the weightiest of which is designed to transition Vermont’s new-car buyers to electric vehicles in a little more than a decade.

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