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Only 7 Countries Meet WHO's Air Quality Guidelines as Fossil Fuels Worsen Pollution (lighthouse-eco.co.za)

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A Swiss air quality monitoring firm on Tuesday said its latest worldwide data reveals the need for more walkable cities and a swift transition away from planet-heating fossil fuels, as just 7 out of 134 countries were found to meet global standards for dangerous air pollution.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What's sad is, here in Utah our representatives are actively working against EPA emission standards and passing laws to restrict what the government can require from industries that produce greenhouse gases. Of course most of our legislature are shareholders in big oil and gas companies, so it's no surprise that for them, money always comes first no matter what.