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Particulate Shot
EPA sued over particulate standards |
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20 Dec 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Particulate Shot EPA sued over particulate standards The U.S. EPA has gotten itself sued once again this week, this time by 13 states and the District of Columbia that are pissed off about lenient soot-emission standards. The backstory: EPA analysis has found that reducing soot emissions by a relatively small amount could prevent 24,000 premature deaths a year. Nonetheless, this fall, the agency rejected the near-unanimous advi ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, news, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Where We're Going, We Don't Need Science
U.S. EPA shifts pollutant-review process, mixing policy with science |
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08 Dec 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Where We're Going, We Don't Need Science U.S. EPA shifts pollutant-review process, mixing policy with science The U.S. EPA continues to suck Big Oil's dipstick: Yesterday, the agency announced that its air-pollutant reviews, formerly conducted solely by staff scientists, will now incorporate recommendations from its political appointees. Deputy Administrator Marcus Peacock insisted the shift will bring "air rule-making int ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, news, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Lunguna Beach
Study says California diesel responsible for 1,100 premature deaths |
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06 Dec 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Lunguna Beach Study says California diesel responsible for 1,100 premature deaths Overpopulation plaguing your state? Follow California's lead and kill 'em off! A Union of Concerned Scientists study says diesel emissions from old construction equipment contributed to 1,100 premature deaths and half a million sick days in California in 2005, costing an estimated $9.1 billion. "Construction equipment being used to build ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, California, news (all these topics) |
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Show Us Your Titanium
Smog-eating mineral added to buildings and roads in Europe, Japan |
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28 Nov 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Show Us Your Titanium Smog-eating mineral added to buildings and roads in Europe, Japan Why do buildings just stand there when they could make themselves useful? Some companies have a solution: coating buildings and roads in Europe and Japan with a "smog-eating" mineral, titanium dioxide, that cleans surfaces and nearby air. The coating can reduce some pollutants by 20 to 70 percent, according to one c ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, European Union, Japan, news (all these topics) |
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A win-win-win-win scenario
Carbon offsets that go to developing world forests rule |
biodiversivist |
02 Nov 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Here's an uplifting article by Rhett Butler over at Mongabay. It enables my personal eco-fantasy. It's titled, Avoided deforestation could help fight third world poverty under global warming pact. $43 billion could flow into developing countries: When trees are cut greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere -- roughly 20 percent of annual emissions of such heat-trapping gases result from deforestation and forest degradation. Avoided deforestation is the concep ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, biodiversity, deforestation, Kyoto Protocol, politics, wildlife (all these topics) |
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And I'll Blow Your Case Down
U.S. Supreme Court hears opening arguments in Clean Air Act case |
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02 Nov 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| And I'll Blow Your Case Down U.S. Supreme Court hears opening arguments in Clean Air Act case Fans of respiration held their collective breath yesterday as the Supreme Court began hearing a case about Clean Air Act violations. The case addresses claims by Duke Energy and other companies that the U.S. EPA got lawsuit-happy in the Clinton era, trying to force poor, helpless utilities to add poll ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, environmental justice, news, politics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Go for Choke
Deliberate forest fires cause choking haze in Southeast Asia |
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23 Oct 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Go for Choke Deliberate forest fires cause choking haze in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia has been suffering through hellish smog over the last few weeks thanks to Indonesian farmers and owners of timber and palm-oil plantations who have set massive fires to clear land. Slash-and-burn practices are illegal in Indonesia, but nonetheless take place every year and rarely result in punishment. This year, th ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, Asia, deforestation, Indonesia, news (all these topics) |
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Hot Air Act
Canadian Clean Air Act meets icy reception |
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20 Oct 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Hot Air Act Canadian Clean Air Act meets icy reception Canada's newly proposed Clean Air Act -- hyped as the centerpiece of the Conservative government's green agenda -- is getting booed right off the stage. The bill sets a far-out goal of cutting greenhouse-gas emissions 45 to 65 percent by 2050, making no mention of the country's commitment to the more near-term goals of the Kyoto Protocol. Targets for reducing smog ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, Canada, climate, news (all these topics) |
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A Refine Mess
Bush admin plans to relax air-pollution regulations on ethanol refineries |
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18 Oct 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Refine Mess Bush admin plans to relax air-pollution regulations on ethanol refineries President Bush has been hyping the environmental benefits of ethanol in recent months, even as his administration has been preparing to relax air-pollution regulations for new ethanol refineries. The U.S. EPA plans to increase the amount of toxic pollution refineries can emit -- from 100 tons a year to 250 tons -- before they are required to ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, news, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Johnson Resists Lobbying of Special-Interest 'Science' Groups
EPA chief spurns scientific advice, rejects stricter particulate controls |
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22 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Johnson Resists Lobbying of Special-Interest "Science" Groups EPA chief spurns scientific advice, rejects stricter particulate controls Yesterday, U.S. EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson -- rejecting the near-unanimous recommendation of his agency's own scientific advisory council, as well as the pleas of health and environmental advocates -- failed to strengthen the Clean Air Act's standards for maximum annual soot-pa ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, news, US EPA (all these topics) |
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I Found My Thrill on News-Bury Hill
EPA proposes easing air-pollution rules for oil refineries and other plants |
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11 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| I Found My Thrill on News-Bury Hill EPA proposes easing air-pollution rules for oil refineries and other plants The Bush administration EPA has had some trouble with the whole protecting-the-environment thing, but it has mastered one important skill: burying news. Latest exhibit: On Friday, just before a weekend that everyone knew would be saturated with 9/11 remembrances, the EPA proposed easing air-pollution requirements for ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, news, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Nothing to Fear But Air Itself
Government fails to tend to the many left sick by the 9/11 attacks |
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11 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Nothing to Fear But Air Itself Government fails to tend to the many left sick by the 9/11 attacks The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, left behind a grim legacy. No, we're not talking about the violent imperial fantasies and paranoia that have gripped much of the nation, but the lingering ill health of those who worked in lower Manhattan to find survivors and clean up the rubble. New research shows that 69 percent of worke ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, New York, news, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Teach Your Children Well
On toxic schools |
Umbra Fisk |
30 Aug 2006 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, My four-year-old daughter is attending a brand-new preschool program in a brand-new building this fall. Nothing was missed in setting up the school for the best possible education for young minds. Unfortunately, it's filled with all those toxic "new" smells. When we toured the building, I developed a headache within five minutes. Are there any known mitigators for those already-installed toxic smells, like ... |
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| Topics: advice, air pollution, Ask Umbra, education, toxics (all these topics) |
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A Ploy Named Sue
With feds asleep at the wheel, states sue to protect air and water |
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28 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Ploy Named Sue With feds asleep at the wheel, states sue to protect air and water Frustrated by federal inaction, states and localities are increasingly suing companies and even each other in attempts to curb air and water pollution. Oklahoma, for instance, has filed suit against eight companies that operate chicken farms in neighboring Arkansas, cha ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, Arkansas, environmental justice, Kentucky, news, Oklahoma, politics, water pollution (all these topics) |
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Wrong as Rain
Acid rain and dirty air bedevil China and Hong Kong |
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28 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Wrong as Rain Acid rain and dirty air bedevil China and Hong Kong One-third of China's landmass was hit with acid rain last year, according to a government report, posing a grave threat to soil health and food safety. Fast-growing China is the world leader in acid-rain-causing sulfur dioxide emissions, which rose 27 percent in the country from 2000 to 2005; coal-burning factories and power plants are largely to blame. B ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, China, news, toxics (all these topics) |
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Dodge Not Lest Ye Be Judged
Court rules with EPA on power-plant pollution controls |
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18 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Dodge Not Lest Ye Be Judged Court rules with EPA on power-plant pollution controls Imagine that gavel sound from Law & Order, and here we go: In 1999, the U.S. EPA sued Cinergy Corp. for modifying several coal-fueled power plants without following Clean Air Act pollution-control requirements. (Moment of silence for the days when eco-laws were enforced.) One month before Pre ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, coal, energy, environmental justice, news, politics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Pardon Me Boys, Is That the Chattanooga Cough-Cough?
Add diesel locomotives to the list of things killing you |
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14 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Pardon Me Boys, Is That the Chattanooga Cough-Cough? Add diesel locomotives to the list of things killing you Recently, researchers discovered they'd been a little off in their estimates of how much smog-forming pollution diesel locomotives generate. How off? Turns out by 2030 the trains will be producing about twice what was previously estimated -- 800,000 tons of nitrogen oxide and 25,000 tons of soot, according ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, news, placemaking, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Midnight Run
On running and pollutants |
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07 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Read more about: air pollution |
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Midnight Run
On running and pollutants |
Umbra Fisk |
07 Aug 2006 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, I am a runner, and in the summertime it is difficult for me to run during the day because of the heat. Unfortunately, it's a no-no for me to run in green spaces late at night because they are dark, deserted, and thus quite unsafe. So this leaves me the option of running in busy areas of the city after the sun has gone down. At these hours, the traffic is usually light, which makes for a more pleasant run -- but I'm wond ... |
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| Topics: advice, air pollution, Ask Umbra, sports (all these topics) |
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Friedman At Last, Friedman At Last
Federal judge whacks EPA for foot-dragging on toxic air pollution |
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04 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Friedman At Last, Friedman At Last Federal judge whacks EPA for foot-dragging on toxic air pollution This week, a federal judge administered a well-placed kick to the rear end of the U.S. EPA, blasting the agency for being "grossly delinquent" in regulating air pollutants as required by the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments. While EPA has developed emissions regulations for only 15 of the 70 industries covered under the a ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, news, US EPA (all these topics) |
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The Air of Their Ways
EPA falling short on clean-air protection, GAO says |
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27 Jul 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Air of Their Ways EPA falling short on clean-air protection, GAO says The Government Accountability Office is on the U.S. EPA's case again, reporting that the agency has, and we quote, "not reduced human health risks from air toxics to the extent and in the time frames envisioned in the [Clean Air] Act." The EPA has largely failed to regulate pollution from small sources like dry cleaners and trucks, says the GAO; ... |
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What's Up, Dock?
San Francisco aims to provide plug-in power to docked cruise ships |
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12 Jul 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| What's Up, Dock? San Francisco aims to provide plug-in power to docked cruise ships As San Francisco completes a new cruise-ship terminal, it plans also to build a facility to provide electric power to docked ships. Shoreside power -- in effect, extension cords that plug idling ships into hydro- and solar-generated electricity -- could reduce harmful emissions from the ships by up to 80 percent, said San Fra ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, California, news, San Francisco (all these topics) |
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A Lawn Time Coming
EPA may implement California small-motor standards across U.S. |
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30 Jun 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Lawn Time Coming EPA may implement California small-motor standards across U.S. The U.S. EPA indicated yesterday that it was leaning toward approving California's proposal to require catalytic converters on small motors like those in weed whackers and lawn mowers, eliminating the equivalent of emissions from 800,000 cars. Even better, the agency suggested it may implement the high standards across the country. &q ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, California, news, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Whose 'Cide Are They On?
California regulating pesticide air pollution and fish farming |
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30 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Whose 'Cide Are They On? California regulating pesticide air pollution and fish farming California is trailblazing again: It aims to be the first state in the U.S. to tackle air pollution from pesticide use. State officials hope to eliminate tons (literally) of smog-forming gases that waft from pesticide-treated agricultural regions. California's Department of Pesticide Regulation -- long acc ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, California, food and agriculture, news, toxics (all these topics) |
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Old Pipeful
National parks' air and land under threat from energy development |
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24 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Old Pipeful National parks' air and land under threat from energy development Thousands of miles of new pipelines and power lines could soon snake through national parks, national forests, and other public lands in the West. The energy bill signed into law last year called on federal agencies to speed up approval of new energy corridors by putting them under a single, overarching environmental review instead of ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, energy, national parks, news (all these topics) |
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