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"EPA Weighs Adding More Lead-Emission Monitors" [1]

"The Obama administration moved Wednesday to expand a national network of monitors to track lead emissions, a troublesome source of industrial air pollution."
Air [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Chicago Tribune [5], 07/24/2009

State, Local Agencies Join Push To Clean Up Air Pollution at Ports [6]

A variety of initiatives aimed at reducing shipping-related emissions are in the works.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [7]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [2]
Pollution [8]
Transportation [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [3]

EPA To Announce Final Risk Assessment for SO2 [11]

In response to lawsuits, EPA was scheduled to release its proposed rule for a new primary health-based standard by July 30, 2009. That has been postponed once again, and the new court-ordered date for release of the proposed rule is Nov. 16, 2009, with a final rule due by June 2, 2010.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [7]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [2]
Pollution [8]
Government [12]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

FDA Says Electronic Cigarettes Contain Toxic Chemicals [13]

The Food and Drug Administration tested electronic cigarettes -- whose makers (most Chinese) tout them as safer than ordinary cigarettes. The FDA found that some e-cigarettes contained cancer-causing chemicals.
Air [2]
Public [3]
International [14]
Source: LA Times [15], 07/23/2009

"Deadly Pollutants Lurk in Coachella Valley Skies" [16]

"The blue, cloudless skies over the Coachella Valley most days hide a darker truth: The area has serious, chronic air pollution challenges."
Air [2]
Public [3]
California [17]
Source: Palm Beach Desert Sun [18], 07/13/2009

"Court Overturns Bush-Era Smog Rule" [19]

"A federal appeals court today struck down a Bush administration rule for controlling industrial emissions that form smog."
Air [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: NYTimes [20], 07/13/2009

"Wood Burning Creates Top Cancer Risk in Oregon's Air, EPA Says" [21]

"Pollution from burning wood in stoves, fireplaces and elsewhere is the top cancer risk in Oregon's air, according to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency analysis."
Air [2]
Public [3]
Northwest (OR WA) [22]
Source: Portland Oregonian [23], 07/09/2009

"Court Upholds EPA 'Nonattainment' Designations for Soot" [24]

"A federal appeals court yesterday upheld nearly all U.S. EPA designations of areas where airborne soot concentrations exceed national standards, rejecting challenges from state and local governments and industry groups."
Air [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Greenwire [25], 07/09/2009

EPA: Most US Residents Exposed to Excessive Air Pollution Risk [26]

While it does have limitations, the updated National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment offers risk estimates for each of 180 substances, and three separate combined assessments.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [7]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [2]
Pollution [8]
People & Population [27]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Coaches To Be Warned About Air Pollution [28]

Should youth practice or play sports outdoors on days when the EPA cautions them against heavy exercise?
Air [2]
Public [3]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [29]
Source: Louisville Courier-Journal [30], 07/08/2009

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