Tag: Air Pollution

Oslo Moves to Make Its City Car Free

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In an effort to make its downtown more pedestrian and cyclist friendly, Oslo will remove the couple hundred remaining parking spots left in its city center. The development aims to turn the most heavily trafficked areas into to car free zones to limit congestion, reduce pollution and make the city more walkable. Other cities have launched similar initiatives with slight public resistance but quite positive …

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Pollution May Be Giving You Dementia

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While the quality of American air is the cleanest it’s been in 40 years, it’s no reason to breathe easy. Many scientists now believe that the millions of fine particles floating around—mainly from the increasing number idling car engines sitting in traffic—may be leading to an increased risk of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. In fact, we could save nearly two million deaths globally just by …

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