Blog Tag - Air Quality
It's happening, it's finally happening! Spring is in the air. If you hadn't already, throw away those thermals (or stash them for next year), and...
In the continuing battle against air pollution, Beijing's environmental protection department is aiming to double the number of air quality...
Don't look now, New Years' Resolution Makers, but more than 10 percent of 2016 has already slipped through our fingers (12.6 percent if you want to...
Five surrounding cities will join Beijing in a trial adjustment of the Air Quality Warning System that resulted in the declaration of two Red Alerts...
News reports over the weekend indicated that Beijing is still considering automobile restrictions using the odd-even license plate system, on which...
Yes, it is absolutely bloody freezing, but don’t you just love Beijing with blue skies? The past couple of days have been so cold and gorgeous, we...
The fun is over, with a new batch of smog predicted to hit the Beijing-Hebei-Tianjin area starting on Tuesday, the South China Morning Post cites the...
So you've got yourself covered with some air filter systems and fitted out in the latest mask. What about fluffy and spot though? We talked to Mary...
We've only just about regrouped from the last bout of pollution, but more bad air is apparently on it's way. Sorry to break your spirit, folks....
We’re at the midpoint of Beijing’s first-ever red alert over bad air, and things are going as swimmingly as they could be given that we’re dealing...
Expect a lot more blue sky days like today because automobile usage restrictions are going into effect beginning August 20, according to the Xinhua...
[Update June 8] Updating this as a friend pointed out that I made a critical error in equating the US Embassy PM 2.5 data, which is reported in µg/m³...
No, you're not imagining things: Beijing's air has indeed been remarkably better so far this year.
On Thursday, Beijing's Environmental Protection...
One of downtown Beijing's most visible smokestacks is now no longer belching emissions into the CBD sky.
The Guohua Power Plant, whose looming...
Chai Jing may have made the quintessential Beijing smog documentary, but artist Brian Foo has now provided the soundtrack to our smoggiest of days.
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