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For Specious Skies
EPA plans to loosen air-quality rules near national parks |
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16 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 11:45 AM on 16 May 2008 Photo: Wolfgang Staudt Call us crazy, but rewriting the Clean Air Act to ease the way for new coal plants near national parks seems to fly in the face of that whole "clean air" thing. But sure enough, the U.S. EPA plans to make a change allowing the government to calculate the average annual emissions of power plants near parks and wilderness areas, instead of tracking (and po ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, coal, energy, jackassery, national parks, news, politics, regulation, US EPA (all these topics) |
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It's Beginning to Look a Clot Like Thrombosis
Particulate pollution linked to blood clots in legs, study says |
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13 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:46 AM on 13 May 2008 Exposure to small particulate pollution can increase the risk of blood clots forming in the legs, according to a new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. "It is well-established that air pollution causes myocardial infarction [heart attack] and stroke," said Andrea Baccarelli, who led the study. "This is the first time tha ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, news, scientific research (all these topics) |
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Where the Lead Comes Sweepin' Down the Plain
Tornado ravages town already ravaged by pollution |
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12 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 10:41 AM on 12 May 2008 Six people were killed in Picher, Okla., this weekend as a giant tornado swept through. The not-so-bright bright side: It's likely that some fatalities were avoided, since many residents of Picher have already left. Picher is so polluted with mining waste that it's listed as a Superfund site; the town's booming lead and zinc mines closed decades ago, and its population ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, health, mining, news, Oklahoma, placemaking, severe weather, toxics, waste (all these topics) |
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Notable quotable
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David Roberts |
08 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: coal, energy, quotables, air pollution, water pollution (all these topics) |
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Hey, I'm a CO Too!
EPA needs to pay attention to carbon monoxide, says judge |
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08 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:58 PM on 08 May 2008 Carbon dioxide gets all the press, but the U.S. EPA is way behind on its legal obligation to update the nation's carbon monoxide regulations -- and it needs to get crackin', a federal judge ruled this week. Federal law requires a reassessment of carbon-monoxide standards every five years, but the EPA last took a look at the standards in 1994. While carbon monoxide is not considered to b ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, health, litigation, news, politics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Cost-benefit environmentalism
The green community should mend, not work in vain to end, cost-benefit analysis |
Guest author |
08 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: air pollution, coal, economy, environmental movement, politics, regulation (all these topics) |
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The Hair Up There
Pollution may influence baldness, study says |
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05 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 12:06 PM on 05 May 2008 Pollution may be one factor in the onset of baldness, says a new study from researchers at the University of London. Genetic factors are believed to play the largest role in bringing about baldness, but men who live in heavily polluted areas may experience hair loss sooner or more dramatically than those in less polluted locales. The researchers found that carcinogens and other chemicals in the air a ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, news, scientific research (all these topics) |
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If the Leaders Lead, the Lead Standards Will Follow
U.S. EPA to tighten standard for airborne lead |
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02 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 6:24 AM on 02 May 2008 Compelled by court order to review its 30-year-old standards for airborne lead, the U.S. EPA proposed a new, tougher standard this week that would cut allowable lead levels by over 90 percent. True to form, though, the agency proposed a range of standards that exceeded the maximum limit of what its scientific advisers recommended as necessary to protect public heal ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, news, toxics, United States, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Air America
Highlights from the American Lung Association's annual 'State of the Air' report |
Frank O'Donnell |
01 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: air pollution, health, legislation, regulation (all these topics) |
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It's the Pitts
Pittsburgh beats out L.A. for sootiest U.S. city |
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01 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 10:14 AM on 01 May 2008 Pittsburgh, Pa., has received the dubious honor of being the U.S. city most well-sooted for short-term particle pollution, topping an annual list put out by the American Lung Association. Los Angeles came in at a surprise second as Pittsburgh became the first non-California city to top an ALA list. "It's not that Pittsburgh has gotten worse," says the association's Janice Nolen. "It's ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, health, Los Angeles, news, placemaking (all these topics) |
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At Lung Last
Smog can kill, says report |
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22 Apr 2008 |
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| Posted at 2:57 PM on 22 Apr 2008 Short-term exposure to smog is clearly linked to premature deaths, a National Academy of Sciences report has concluded. Some Bush administration officials have claimed that the link between ground-level ozone and health is, well, hazy: when the U.S. EPA was determining acceptable air standards for ozone last month, officials in the Office of Management and Budget claimed there was "considerable uncertainty" of a ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, health, news, ozone, politics, regulation (all these topics) |
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Let the Games Breathe In
China announces clean-air proposals for Olympic Games |
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15 Apr 2008 |
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| Posted at 6:35 AM on 15 Apr 2008 Many Beijing-area factories and cement plants will close for two months beginning in late July as a key part of the effort to clean the city's famously polluted air for the Olympic Games, Chinese officials said. Other clean-air measures include banning the use of half the city's 3.5 million vehicles, disallowing spray paint and other harsh chemicals to be used outdoors, closing about ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, China, news, sports (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: Fore!
The greening of golf, baseball, and the Olympics, oh my! |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
14 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: air pollution, China, energy, solar voltaic power, sports (all these topics) |
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The human side of global warming
Death, disease, and infection, thanks to our friend climate change |
Joseph Romm |
11 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: air pollution, climate, climate change impacts, health, World Health Organization (all these topics) |
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Them's the Brakes
Manhattan congestion-pricing plan kicks the bucket |
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07 Apr 2008 |
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| Posted at 1:06 PM on 07 Apr 2008 Hopes had run high that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ambitious congestion-pricing plan for the Big Apple would move forward, but the measure has died a quiet death. Democratic members of the State Assembly, determining that the measure was overwhelmingly opposed, neglected to even bring it to the Assembly floor, instead shooting it down with a secret vote. The now-dead plan would have cha ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, climate, climate change mitigation, legislation, New York, New York City, news, placemaking, politics, state politics, urban planning (all these topics) |
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Van Jones on Colbert Report
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David Roberts |
03 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: air pollution, business, economy, funnies, green jobs, solar voltaic power, TV, Van Jones (all these topics) |
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China celebrates its status as world's number one air polluter
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David Roberts |
26 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: air pollution, China, funnies (all these topics) |
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The Pricing Is Right
New York's new governor supports congestion pricing |
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24 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 2:40 PM on 24 Mar 2008 Brand-spankin'-new New York Gov. David Paterson has announced his support for a controversial congestion pricing plan. The proposal, put forward by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and supported by former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, would charge $8 to drivers entering Manhattan during peak hours. Said Paterson in a written statement, "Congestion pricing addresses two urgent concerns of th ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, climate, climate change mitigation, New York, New York City, news, placemaking, politics, state politics, urban planning (all these topics) |
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'Don't Soot': the Messenger
Soot pollution a big contributor to climate change, study finds |
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24 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 8:01 AM on 24 Mar 2008 Soot pollution contributes significantly to climate change and is second only to carbon dioxide as a climate-warming factor, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience. The study estimates that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change may have underestimated soot's role as a climate-warming factor by about three or four times. If the new rese ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, climate, climate change mitigation, news, scientific research (all these topics) |
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Everybody cut soot loose
New study: Ordinary soot second biggest driver of climate change |
David Roberts |
24 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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Killing the electric car again: Part II
Take action and express your opinion to California regulators |
Joseph Romm |
14 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: air pollution, California, cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, politics, state politics (all these topics) |
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Diesel Do
EPA announces tough air-pollution standards for shipping industry |
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14 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 2:08 PM on 14 Mar 2008 The U.S. EPA Friday announced tough new diesel pollution standards for the shipping industry (perhaps to distract us from Wednesday's announcement of not-so-tough ozone standards.) The new standards for diesel trains and ships will begin to be phased in in 2015; when in full effect, they'll require a 90 percent reduction in soot emissions and an 80 percent reduction in nitrogen oxide emi ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, business, news, regulation, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Bush Whacked
President Bush interfered to weaken U.S. ozone standards |
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14 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 10:39 AM on 14 Mar 2008 President Bush interfered at the last minute to weaken the recently announced U.S. ozone standards, according to EPA documents. On Wednesday, the EPA set both the "public health" standard (how much ozone is in one place at one time) and the "public welfare" standard (consideration of the long-term effect of ozone) at the same level. Before Bush interfered, the agency planne ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, George Bush, health, jackassery, news, ozone, politics, regulation, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Gasp!
EPA lowers ozone limit, but ignores scientific advisers' calls to lower it more |
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12 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:34 PM on 12 Mar 2008 Photo: iStockphoto In an effort to clear up smog, the U.S. EPA on Wednesday lowered the permissible amount of ozone in the air, a move that will require 345 counties around the country to clamp down on pollution over the coming years. But the agency ignored the calls of its own scientific advisers for a steeper pollution cut. The EPA will lower the ozone standard to 75 parts ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, health, news, ozone, politics, regulation, US EPA (all these topics) |
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It's All Fun and Games Until Somebody Gets Hurt
Concerned about air, world-record holder will not run Olympic marathon |
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11 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:36 PM on 11 Mar 2008 Marathon world-record holder Haile Gebrselassie will not compete in his favored event at the Beijing Olympics this summer over fears that polluted air will damage his health. The Ethiopian runner, who has exercise-induced asthma, will try to qualify for the Games in the 10,000-meter race instead. Other athletes have expressed similar concerns ab ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, China, green living, news, sports (all these topics) |
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