Poor Air Quality Predicted for South Coastal New England Until Saturday June...
(Source: EPA - US Environmental Protection Agency) Poor Air Quality Predicted for South Coastal New England Until Saturday June 1 Release Date: 05/29/2013 Contact Information: Emily Zimmerman, (617)...
View ArticleAIR QUALITY ALERT - HEALTH ADVISORY - MAY 30 (State of Rhode Island)
(Source: State of Rhode Island) Press Releases All regular RIPTA buses and trolleys, but excluding special services, will be free on Thursday, May 30th, 2013. Providence, Rhode Island, May 29, 2013 -...
View ArticleAir Quality Alert - Health Advisory – May 31 (State of Rhode Island)
(Source: State of Rhode Island) Press Releases All regular RIPTA buses and trolleys, but excluding special services, will be free on Friday, May 31st, 2013. Providence, Rhode Island, May 30, 2013 -...
View ArticlePoor Air Quality Will Continue in Southern New England, including N.H. and...
(Source: EPA - US Environmental Protection Agency) Poor Air Quality Will Continue in Southern New England, including N.H. and Maine Coasts, for Friday and Saturday Release Date: 05/30/2013 Contact...
View ArticleSummer Ozone Season Begins (Larimer County, CO)
(Source: Larimer County, CO) Summer Ozone Season Begins Comments Off Department: Health & Environment Release Date: May 31, 2013 Contact Information: Jane Viste 498-6750 jviste@larimer.org June 1...
View ArticleProposed gas compressor another chink
If Frazer gets a compressor station, it would be one of nearly 400 across the state complicating the state's air pollution challenge. Pennsylvania has 385 compressor stations, most used for gas...
View ArticleOzone Alert issued for metro area; air quality “moderate”
See more photos in the gallery--> DENVER – Health officials on Tuesday issued an air quality alert for the metro Denver area and greater Front Range. “A combination of natural ozone from the...
View ArticleSimply Science: What is ozone?
MINNEAPOLIS - The recent heat wave has prompted a number of health alerts. One of them is an ozone warning. It has many people wondering what it is, and why it can be so dangerous.Ozone is a gas in...
View ArticleStudy: Oil, gas big sources of ozone ingredients
Oil and gas operations in the Uinta Basin are the prime source there of volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxide, two factors in ozone pollution, according to an inventory developed for a new...
View ArticleLondons clue to stubborn ozone levels
Pollution Ozone in the lower atmospheric layer is regarded as a serious pollutant that can cause respiratory problems, and even damage masonry and agricultural crops. The principal originating source...
View ArticleSmog violations could lead to EPA rules
A byproduct of the ongoing heat wave, increased smog, may ultimately bring more and longer-lasting annoyance than the heat itself. The heat wave will eventually break, but Wichita’s smog reports...
View ArticleCold, allergies -- or ozone? Valley catches air pollution
In the 1990s, it seemed concern for the ozone layer was everywhere, leading to plenty of studies on skin cancer and environmental worries. Now, it seems every week an ozone warning is issued by the...
View ArticleSprings is a breath of fresh air, report says
Breathe easy, residents of Colorado Springs/El Paso County. The air you inhale is among the best in the U.S., according to one measure in a report issued Wednesday by the American Lung Association....
View ArticleCDPHE mulls oil and gas air pollution rules as wary residents erupt
Weld County is leading a state boom in oil and gas drilling. Colorado now has more than 50,000 oil and gas wells — a number increasing by about 2,000 a year. (RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post) LOVELAND —...
View ArticleUnhealthy Air Quality for Coastal Connecticut Counties for June 20 & 21
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has issued a high heat warning for today and tomorrow and is urging special caution be taken by “sensitive groups” such as the...
View ArticleRocky Mountain West Environment News
Commenting: Sign In | Register Home | Media Kit | Sign up for breaking news email alerts | Photo Galleries weekly ad specials from the denver post Site Yahoo Home > Denver & The West >...
View ArticleHot summer weather exacerbating ozone pollution (EEA - European Environment...
(Source: EEA - European Environment Agency) Ozone pollution has serious effects on health, especially for older people and children, or those with asthma and other respiratory problems. Reducing ozone...
View ArticleHuman West Nile (WNV)Virus Cases Escalating Rapidly in Larimer County...
(Source: Larimer County, CO) Human West Nile (WNV)Virus Cases Escalating Rapidly in Larimer County Comments Off Department: Health & Environment Release Date: Aug 9, 2013 Contact Information: Jane...
View ArticleHigh ozone prompts Air Pollution Action Day Alert for Tuesday
The EPA has issued an “Orange” air quality warning for Chicago for Tuesday, August 20. The air quality index for ozone is predicted to be in the 101-150 range, indicating the air quality conditions...
View ArticleColorado West Nile Virus: Larimer County numbers expected to rise
Every summer, high mosquito numbers in Colorado means residents infected with West Nile Virus and the need for proactive prevention. 131 cases of the illness, including five deaths, were confirmed...
View ArticleUnderstanding Chicago’s unhealthy ozone level today
At 2pm today the EPA issued a real time alert for Chicago when the ozone levels reached 122 on the Air Quality Index, which is considered as Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups. Do you know how you’ll be...
View ArticleAvoiding harmful ozone pollution this summer
High summer temperatures combined with air pollution can cause ground-level ozone to form, which has serious effects on health, especially for older people or children, or those with asthma and other...
View ArticleApril 1 Marks Start of Ozone Season (Franklin County, OH)
(Source: Franklin County, OH) Contact: Bernice Cage FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tel.: 614-233-4157 Cell Phone: 614-626-1117 Email: bcage@morpc.org April 1 Marks Start of Ozone Season MORPC Informs Public of...
View ArticleEPA Approves Redesignation of Charlotte Area to Attainment for Ozone (EPA -...
(Source: EPA - US Environmental Protection Agency) EPA Approves Redesignation of Charlotte Area to Attainment for Ozone Release Date: 12/02/2013 Contact Information: Dawn Harris Young, (404) 562-8421...
View ArticleStudy to look at causes of surging ozone pollution in Texas
When ozone pollution skyrocketed in the tiny town of Boulder, Wyo., in 2008, it was relatively easy to identify the culprit as oil and gas drilling, the only major industry in the rural area. Today, a...
View ArticlePoor Air Quality Expected in So. New England Thursday, 7/18; Coastal CT, RI,...
(Source: EPA - US Environmental Protection Agency) Poor Air Quality Expected in So. New England Thursday, 7/18; Coastal CT, RI, MA Release Date: 07/17/2013 Contact Information: Dave Deegan, (617)...
View ArticleAir Quality Alert - Health Advisory - July 18, 2013 (State of Rhode Island)
(Source: State of Rhode Island) Press Releases All regular RIPTA buses and trolleys, but excluding special services, will be free on Thursday, July 18th, 2013. Providence, Rhode Island, July 17, 2013 -...
View ArticleAir Quality Alert - Health Advisory – July 19, 2013 (State of Rhode Island)
(Source: State of Rhode Island) Press Releases All regular RIPTA buses and trolleys, but excluding special services, will be free on Friday, July 19th, 2013. Providence, Rhode Island - The Rhode Island...
View ArticleUnder the Hood: A primer on automotive emissions
QUESTION: I've heard you refer many times to the emissions produced by automobiles. Could you please elaborate on them? What emissions are produced, and what I can do to reduce them? -Emily Upton...
View ArticleChicago’s orange air quality alert today
At 2:00 p.m. today the EPA issued a real time alert for Chicago when the ozone levels reached 104 on the Air Quality Index, which is considered as Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups. Do you know how you’ll...
View ArticleAir Pollution Action Day in Chicago for July 21
The EPA has issued an ozone “Orange” air quality warning for Chicago for today, Monday, July 21. The air quality index is predicted to be in the 101-150 range, indicating the air quality conditions are...
View ArticleFirst 2014 West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes confirmed in Larimer County...
(Source: Larimer County, CO) First 2014 West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes confirmed in Larimer County traps Comments Off Department: Health & Environment Release Date: Jul 29, 2014 Contact...
View ArticleResearchers take flight to measure air quality around Colorado
Alan Hills of the National Center for Atmospheric Research gets ready before takeoff Friday. (Photos by RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post) BROOMFIELD — A National Center for Atmospheric Research C-130 plane...
View ArticleLondon's clue to stubborn ozone levels
Scientists think they have identified one key reason why ground-level ozone remains stubbornly high in Europe. They say it is the unfortunate but unintended consequence of what have otherwise been very...
View ArticleBoulder climate-change study: Summertime pollution expected to rise as planet...
New research from Boulder's National Center for Atmospheric Research shows ozone pollution across the U.S. will get worse over the next 35 years due to climate change and rising temperatures. The NCAR...
View ArticleAir Quality Warning for Milwaukee on July 21
The EPA has issued an ozone “Orange” air quality warning for Milwaukee and southeast Wisconsin for today, Monday, July 21. The ozone air quality index is predicted to be in the 101-150 range,...
View ArticleClimate change may worsen summertime ozone pollution (NSF - National Science...
(Source: NSF - National Science Foundation) Press Release 14-062 Climate change may worsen summertime ozone pollution Americans face 70 percent increase in unhealthy ozone levels by 2050 May 5, 2014...
View ArticleClimate Change Threatens to Worsen U.S. Ozone Pollution
Ozone pollution across the continental United States will become far more difficult to keep in check as temperatures rise, according to new research led by NCAR. The detailed study shows that Americans...
View Article>Climate Change Threatens to Worsen U.S. Ozone Pollution
Ozone pollution across the continental United States will become far more difficult to keep in check as temperatures rise, according to new research led by NCAR. The detailed study shows that Americans...
View ArticleSoaring heat wave leading to deadly ozone pollution: CSE
LUCKNOW: Summer pollution curve has taken an ugly turn as ground-level ozone, a highly reactive and harmful gas, far exceeds the permissible limit. With heat wave raging in early June ozone has peaked...
View ArticleAir Quality Advisory for eastern parts of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser...
(Source: Metro Vancouver) July 13, 2014 AIR QUALITY ADVISORY Metro Vancouver has issued an Air Quality Advisory for eastern parts of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley because of high concentrations...
View ArticleContinued Air Quality Advisory (Metro Vancouver)
(Source: Metro Vancouver) July 14, 2014 CONTINUED AIR QUALITY ADVISORY Metro Vancouver is continuing an Air Quality Advisory for eastern parts of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley because of high...
View ArticleAIR QUALITY ALERT - HEALTH ADVISORY All regular RIPTA buses and trolleys, but...
(Source: State of Rhode Island) Press Releases AIR QUALITY ALERT - HEALTH ADVISORY All regular RIPTA buses and trolleys, but excluding special services, will be free on Wednesday, August 27th , 2014...
View ArticleHeatwave Means Poor Air Quality Expected for Southern Coastal New England and...
(Source: EPA - US Environmental Protection Agency) Heatwave Means Poor Air Quality Expected for Southern Coastal New England and Coastal Maine on Tuesday, June 25 Release Date: 06/24/2013 Contact...
View ArticleMaine DEP Issues Air Quality Advisory (State of Maine)
(Source: State of Maine) Maine DEP Issues Air Quality Advisory June 21, 2013 Environmental Protection Contact: Martha Webster (207) 287 8093 martha.e.webster@maine.gov Tom Downs (207) 287-7026...
View ArticleAIR QUALITY ALERT - HEALTH ADVISORY – JUNE 25 (State of Rhode Island)
(Source: State of Rhode Island) Press Releases All regular RIPTA buses and trolleys, but excluding special services, will be free on Tuesday, June 25th, 2013. Providence, Rhode Island, June 24, 2013 -...
View ArticleAIR QUALITY ALERT - HEALTH ADVISORY - JUNE 24 (State of Rhode Island)
(Source: State of Rhode Island) Press Releases All regular RIPTA buses and trolleys, but excluding special services, will be free on Monday, June 24th, 2013. Providence, Rhode Island, June 23, 2013 -...
View ArticleAir Quality Alert Day on Monday
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has issued an air quality alert for Monday. All regular RIPTA buses and trolleys, excluding special services, will be free. The DEM is predicting...
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