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Freeway air pollution travels farther in early morning
Two years ago researchers outfitted an electric Toyota RAV4 with a set of test instruments and drove back and forth near four Los Angeles County freeways between 4:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m., sampling the air. The results confirmed that in the early morning,...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Travel, Environmental Pollution, SUVs and Crossovers
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State air pollution association cites 'remarkable progress' in report
Staff Writer, Copy EditorAcknowledging the “daunting challenges” that remain before reaching air quality standards, the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association nonetheless cited its “remarkable progress” toward that end. Despite the state&...Tags: Standards, Environmental Issues, Physical Conditions, Science and Technology, Environmental Pollution
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American Lung Association report: Imperial County air gets failing grades
Imperial Valley Press Staff WritersThe grades are in, and how did Imperial County’s air quality fare? A “D,” an “F” and a “Pass.” The American Lung Association released its annual State of the Air report, spelling out how different areas’...Tags: Environmental Issues, Physical Conditions, Science and Technology, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Politics
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District 112 teacher still has questions about asbestos removal
North Shore School District 112 was fined two years ago for multiple violations regarding asbestos removal projects at several of its schools dating back to 2007, but one teacher is still seeking answers. Steve Bartel, a Lincoln School fifth grade...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Freedom of Information Act, Health and Safety at School, Lisa Madigan, Environmental Pollution
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Mailbag: No need for fire ring ban on all beaches
I have been a citizen of Orange County for 37 years and have frequently enjoyed the beach and the fire rings. Never have I heard of a problem until this year. It appears that the rich of Newport Beach have convinced themselves that they are being...Tags: Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Environmental Pollution, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Automotive Equipment
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Wichita unveils plan for summertime ozone levels
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe City of Wichita is outlining its plans to keep ozone levels in check. Those levels are okay right now, but usually peak in the summertime. The city says it will review levels each day and issue alerts if the levels get too high. At that point, they...Tags: Environmental Issues, Career and Workplace, Environmental Pollution, Labor Legislation
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Tracking the long-distance travels of dust
Spring stirs pollen, and also dust — high-flying dust that's blown thousands of miles to reach North America in greater amounts than scientists have known before, with potential impact on the climate and air quality. Mineral dust rises from dry...
Tags: Environmental Issues, University of Maryland, College Park, Greenbelt (Prince George's, Maryland), Science and Technology, Travel
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Senate Republicans question EPA nominee Gina McCarthy
WASHINGTON — President Obama's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy, faced tough questioning from Senate Republicans at her confirmation hearing Thursday, in a clear signal to the White House that they will continue...
Tags: Metal and Mineral, Environmental Issues, Mitch McConnell, Executive Branch, Parties and Movements
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California's environmental laws: Job creators, not job killers
Who knew that being a smoggy place might be good for business? Gov. Jerry Brown is in China, and one of the things he’s pitching is California’s expertise in dealing with smog. Because if there’s one thing we have in common with the...Tags: Environmental Issues, Water Supply, Jerry Brown, Environmental Pollution, Politics
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China pollution may hold silver lining for California
BEIJING — As Gov. Jerry Brown tours some of China's economic hubs this week, he is breathing the kind of heavy, soiled air that blanketed Los Angeles decades ago. The soot and smog that are byproducts of this country's industrial progress are...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Politics, Executive Branch, Government
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Mailbag: Saving the Earth hardly starts with fire pits
Melville tells us in the opening lines of "Moby Dick:" "Let the most absent-minded of men be plunged in his deepest reveries — stand that man on his legs, set his feet a-going and he will infallibly lead you to water, if water there be in all...Tags: Environmental Issues, Politics, Environmental Pollution, Jerry Brown, National Government
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In the Pipeline: Air quality leaders' responses not based in facts
OK, hot off the presses, grim lowlights from the new Air Quality Management District (AQMD) staff report, published Wednesday, with proposed amended rules for 444, the beach bonfire ban. To anyone that has not quite grasped just how agenda-driven this...Tags: Standards, Environmental Issues, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Travel, Science and Technology
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