Air Quality
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1.9 million Cape Town residents face high to very high air pollution risk, new UCT research reveals
More than 40% of Cape Town’s population is exposed to high or very high air pollution risk, according to a new UCT study that reveals sharp environmental inequalities across the…
Environmental groups appeal to minister over Kusile pollution
Excess sulphur dioxide emissions will pollute the air, kill humans and damage the economy, they say
Eskom plan to drop Kusile pollution controls is ‘destructive, deadly’
Activists say the deaths of vulnerable people is too high a price to pay for electricity when alternatives are available
Eskom’s Kusile pollution rules exemption to ease blackouts threatens health
The exemption will have a major effect on people’s health, say environmental justice groups
New clean fuel standards could be the end of refineries and lead to job losses
In the absence of mechanisms to recoup investment into cleaner fuels, refineries may be faced with tough decisions
R15m to rid Gauteng of dirty air
The World Bank is funding a plan to deal with air pollution in Ekurhuleni, Tshwane and Johannesburg
Eskom could be fined R5-million over pollution at Kendal power station
The power utility is being taken to court by the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries in a first-of-its-kind criminal prosecution
Tendele’s mine pollutes their air and water, residents claim
The mining company says it complies with both the Air Quality Control Act and the Health and Safety Act, as well as conducting extensive research before starting operations
UN special rapporteur on the environment joins local air pollution case
The state is facing a court battle about big industry’s emissions and their link to poor health. This is a public health concern and the government must take action to save lives
Running in the world’s most polluted city
As part of the M&G’s series on air pollution, Simon Allison reports on his experience of living with the air in New Delhi