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    Jan 15, 2013 |Story| KTUU

  1. UAF Lecture to Focus on Interior Alaska Air Quality

    A weekend lecture at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will focus on the chronic problems with air quality that winter brings to interior Alaska.
    Channel 2 News
    A weekend lecture at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will focus on the chronic problems with air quality that winter brings to interior Alaska. UAF officials say professor Nicole Molders will speak at the free lecture that's scheduled for 2 p.m....

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Health and Safety at School

    2. Nov 24, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  2. Air quality agency issues Southland no-burn alert

    L.A. NOW
    Much of Los Angeles is being asked to hold off lighting wood-burning fireplaces or open pits starting at midnight Saturday and continuing for 24 hours to avoid releasing unhealthy soot that becomes trapped in the air by a wintertime weather......
    3. Nov 20, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  3. Air quality officials say DWP responsible for Owens Lake dust storms

    L.A. NOW
    The California Air Resource Board ruled Monday that the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is solely responsible for controlling the choking dust storms that arise from the dry Owens Lake bed. The board said the DWP must take......
    4. Nov 19, 2012 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  4. Smog, haze blanket South Florida

    Much of South Florida’s metro area was blanketed by a combination of smog and haze on Monday, the National Weather Service said.
    Sun Sentinel
    Much of South Florida’s metro area was blanketed by a combination of smog and haze on Monday, the National Weather Service said. The smog was the result of a temperature inversion in the atmosphere, trapping air pollution near the ground. The haze...

    Tags: Weather Reports, Palm Beach County, Weather, Environmental Issues, Cape Canaveral

    5. Dec 11, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  5. Energy experts say oil/gas drilling can be made cleaner

    PITTSBURGH (AP) — In the Colorado mountains, a spike in air pollution has been linked to a boom in oil and gas drilling. About 800 miles away on the plains of north Texas, there's a drilling boom, too, but some air pollution levels have declined. Opponents of drilling point to Colorado and say it's dangerous. Companies point to Texas and say drilling is safe.
    PITTSBURGH (AP) — In the Colorado mountains, a spike in air pollution has been linked to a boom in oil and gas drilling. About 800 miles away on the plains of north Texas, there's a drilling boom, too, but some air pollution levels have declined....

    Tags: Energy Resources, American Petroleum, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Environmental Issues

    6. Jan 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. China pollution results in factory closures, flight cancellations

    BEIJING -- A prolonged spell of air pollution across a large area of China has led to the cancellation of flights and sporting activities and the closure of highways, factories and construction sites.
    BEIJING -- A prolonged spell of air pollution across a large area of China has led to the cancellation of flights and sporting activities and the closure of highways, factories and construction sites. From Beijing to Guiyang, 1,400 miles to the...

    Tags: China, Beijing (China), Plant Closings, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution

    7. Dec 4, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Life expectancy rises as fine particle air pollution drops

    A new study links even small reductions in fine particle air pollution to increased life expectancy.
    A new study links even small reductions in fine particle air pollution to increased life expectancy.   Researchers who compared data from 545 counties across the U.S., including many in California, found that a drop in fine particulate matter, known as...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Standards, Science and Technology, Environmental Pollution

    8. Dec 24, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Wood touted as 'new' renewable fuel

    Lee Richardson is a pioneer of sorts in taking a new look at a very old energy source.
    Lee Richardson is a pioneer of sorts in taking a new look at a very old energy source. The Wicomico County poultry farmer just finished installing a commercial-sized wood pellet stove to heat one of his chicken houses in Willards, east of Salisbury. When...

    Tags: Personal Income, Sales, Montgomery County (Pennsylvania), Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Annapolis

    9. Dec 1, 2012 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online

  9. Is there too much dust on Wheeler?

    Now that the desert season is here and everyone is complaining about the dust, is the county going to have a water truck out on Wheeler Road every day over the holiday weekend and at night, too? The dust is so bad out there from the road you can’t...

    Tags: Holidays, Highway Transportation, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution

    10. Nov 19, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  10. Newton: Owens Valley dust-up

    Los Angeles owes an old debt to the Owens Valley. It was there, a century ago, that representatives of this ambitious city quietly bought up water rights from unsuspecting farmers and then diverted the Owens River into a newly built aqueduct that brought Sierra snowmelt south and made Los Angeles possible. Owens Lake was emptied so that Los Angeles might prosper.
    Los Angeles owes an old debt to the Owens Valley. It was there, a century ago, that representatives of this ambitious city quietly bought up water rights from unsuspecting farmers and then diverted the Owens River into a newly built aqueduct that...

    Tags: Lakes and Ponds, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution

    11. Nov 28, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  11. Environmental group says don't "blow" this opportunity when it comes to wind energy incentives

    "Our message today to Congress, don't throw wind off the fiscal cliff," says Sarah Bucci, Environment Virginia.
    reporter
    "Our message today to Congress, don't throw wind off the fiscal cliff," says Sarah Bucci, Environment Virginia. The clock is ticking and this group doesn't want to be caught under the buzzer. Explains Bucci, "Incentives are benefits in place to build...

    Tags: Solar Energy, Global Change, Weather, Roanoke County, Tax Credits

    12. Nov 26, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  12. Smog Prompts Ban on Wood-Burning Fireplaces in Parts of L.A.

    LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Officials have banned the use of wood-burning fireplaces and fire pits, after an unusual smog pattern prompted air pollution warnings in downtown Los Angeles and parts of the San Fernando Valley.
    KTLA News
    LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Officials have banned the use of wood-burning fireplaces and fire pits, after an unusual smog pattern prompted air pollution warnings in downtown Los Angeles and parts of the San Fernando Valley. "We are experiencing unhealthy air...

    Tags: Weather Warnings, Asthma, Punishment, Environmental Issues, Fines

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