Research reveals main contributors to air pollution-related deaths in European cities

STORY: Research reveals main contributors to air pollution-related deaths in European cities DATELINE: July 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of vehicle traffic and pedestrians in the center of Barcelona, Spain 2. various of homes and domestic activities 3. various of agricultural activities 4. various of atmospheric pollution 5. various of car and truck traffic in the city, pedestrians, domestic activities and agricultural areas STORYLINE: A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) shows that traffic, domestic activities and agriculture are the main contributors to air pollution-related deaths in European cities. The results of this research, which have been published in The Lancet Public Health, were based on data from 857 European cities. The research found that in terms of air pollution, traffic remains the main contributor to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), while the residential and agricultural sectors are making a growin

Japan's plan to dump nuke-contaminated water into sea sparks huge outcry worldwide

STORY: Japan's plan to dump nuke-contaminated water into sea sparks huge outcry worldwide DATELINE: June 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:20 LOCATION: Tokyo/Seoul CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of protesters in Japan and South Korea 2. various of the protest in Fukushima Prefectural, Japan, on June 20, 2023 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): CHIYO ODA, Organizer of the event 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): MASUKO EIICHI, Fukushima Prefecture resident 5. various of the protest in Seoul, South Korea, on June 12, 2023 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Korean): KIM KWANG-SHIK, South Korean protester 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): TIMOTHY MOUSSEAU, Professor of biological sciences at University of South Carolina 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): SHAUN BURNIE, Senior nuclear specialist at Greenpeace East Asia STORYLINE: Despite ongoing opposition from both home and abroad, Japan has been rushing to carry out its plan of dumping radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, raising growin