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Air quality warning issued for area valleys
Public health officials today warned that the air quality in the Santa Clarita and east San Gabriel valleys is unhealthy, and those with respiratory ailments should limit outdoor activity. The warning from the Los Angeles County Department of Public...Tags: Respiratory Disease, Environmental Pollution, Diseases and Illnesses, Asthma, Environmental Issues
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First day of summer brings the heat
Temperature gauges approached triple digits Wednesday on the first day of summer, packing county pools, opening cooling centers and setting the stage for the season of swelter.
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport saw a high of 98...Tags: Barbara Bates, Career and Workplace, Baltimore Weather, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Catonsville
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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....
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Pollution, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Science and Technology, American Petroleum
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State of the Climate report released
Worldwide, 2011 was the coolest year on record since 2008 according to scientists at the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. However, temperatures remained above the 30 year average, according to the 2011 State of the Climate report released...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Science and Technology, Weather, Environmental Issues, Global Warming
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Air quality in Brawley, Niland unhealthy for some
Staff WriterAir quality in the North End hit unhealthy levels for some today, according to the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District’s air alert Web site. Levels of particulate matter 10 micrometers of less were high in Brawley and Niland, according...Tags: Respiratory Disease, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues
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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: Environmental Pollution, Holidays, Environmental Issues, Highway Transportation
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Young, Elderly at Serious Risk with Current Smoky Air
FOX40 NewsShelly Soderberg, her granddaughters, and their friends spent the day at Royer Park in Roseville, just 30 miles from the Robbers Fire. You might not be able to see it, but you can smell it; the air quality isn't what it normally is. "It feels a bit...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Lungs and Airways, Asthma, Environmental Issues
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Environmental group says don't "blow" this opportunity when it comes to wind energy incentives
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: Jim Webb, Solar Energy, Global Warming, Asthma, Renewable Energy
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Smog Prompts Ban on Wood-Burning Fireplaces in Parts of L.A.
KTLA NewsLOS 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: Respiratory Disease, Environmental Pollution, Punishment, Weather Warnings, Fines
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Smog, haze blanket South Florida
Sun SentinelMuch 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: Environmental Pollution, Cape Canaveral, Weather, Environmental Issues, Palm Beach County
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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...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Lakes and Ponds
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Commentary: Electric cars, the AQMD and other bad ideas
Do you know who, or what, is behind the AQMD? If you're from Southern California, you're likely aware that this bureaucratic acronym stands for the South Coast Air Quality Management District. Sounds innocuous, right? It's anything but. These are the un-...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Senate, Environmental Pollution, Science and Technology, Politics
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Nov 13, 2012
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