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Face masks popular as Beijing air quality stays at hazardous levels
FrameworkBeijing warned the city's 20 million people to prepare for at least another day of smog, and officials closed some factories and ordered government cars off the road as pollution remained at hazardous levels. Visibility was reduced to a few hundred... -
Canned air for sale to combat smog in China
If there's a need, a Chinese entrepreneur will find a way. The foul smog swallowing much of China has inspired one such man to launch a humorous campaign to focus on environmental issues -- by selling canned fresh air. Known for his showman flair,...
Tags: China, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues
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China uses nearly as much coal as rest of the world combined
BEIJING -- Those searching for answers to China's chronic smog should consider this: Coal consumption in the world's second-largest economy is nearly on par with the rest of the world combined. That's according to the U.S. Energy Information...
Tags: China, Coal, Environmental Pollution, Global Warming, Environmental Issues
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How many laws are some gardeners breaking?
I noticed that the gardeners who take all the kids’ lawn-mowing jobs away and really don’t report their income should be banned from using blowers to clean up their mess of leaves, trimmings and small minute garbage being washed down the...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues
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Autism and early exposure to traffic pollution linked
For the Booster Shots BlogIn a finding that points to a link between environmental toxins and autism, a new study shows that children who were exposed to the highest levels of traffic-related air pollution during gestation and in early infancy were three times more likely to be...Tags: Autism, Autism Speaks, Behavioral Conditions, Psychiatry, Melissa Healy
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Salton Sea Authority to weigh Perez's Salton Sea's Assembly bills
COACHELLA — Reacting quickly to Assemblyman V. Manuel Pérez’s, D-Coachella, slate of Salton Sea restoration bills announced Wednesday, the Salton Sea Authority will vote on a recommendation to support Assembly Bill 71 and consider support of...
Tags: Energy Saving, Renovation, Water Supply, Research, Biofuels
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Dusty Haze Prompts Advisory
Channel 2 NewsAs the sun warmed Anchorage Tuesday, January 15, it became obvious the unusual mid-winter temperatures have created a stir in the air. The Anchorage Health and Human Services Department issued an air quality advisory, which is something they say is...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Asthma, Health, Environmental Politics, Environmental Pollution
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Assemblyman Perez's Save Our Sea campaign includes three bills
SACRAMENTO — Assemblyman V. Manuel Pérez, D-Coachella, announced recently that he has launched a multi-level campaign to kick start Salton Sea restoration. Titled the Save Our Sea campaign, Perez introduced Assembly Bill 71, the Salton Sea...Tags: Elections, Energy Saving, Renewable Energy, Renovation, Accounting and Auditing
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No-burn alert in effect in areas of Orange and Los Angeles counties
L.A. NOWPeople in certain areas of Los Angeles and Orange counties are being advised not to burn wood or fire logs in indoor or outdoor fireplaces as part of a no-burn alert in effect until midnight Wednesday. The area stretches from...... -
Imperial Valley to benefit from Salton Sea air monitoring stations
Staff WriterIf all goes according to plan, two air monitoring stations will be measuring hydrogen sulfide levels at the Salton Sea late this summer and sharing the data with the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District. The South Coast Air Quality Management...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues
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Clearing Beijing's air
Ever wonder what life in the United States would be like without a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency? The people of China have gotten a whiff of what happens when there are minimal pollution controls, and they are choking on it. That the air in...Tags: Heart Attack, China, National Government, Coal, Government
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EPA Hits Shell with Air Quality Violations
Channel 2 NewsAs Shell Alaska looks to assessing damage to its recovered drilling rig the Kulluk, the Environmental Protection Agency announced recently the company violated several air quality permits during its operations in the Arctic last year. Two ships were the...Tags: Weather, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Coast Guard, Environmental Politics, Environmental Pollution
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