Latest News about Air Pollution and Its Effects

Air pollution still rising at Port (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
Thursday November 08th 2007, 9:22 pm

It's a case of economic growth outstripping environmental initiative at the Port of Long Beach, as a new survey shows air pollution volumes rising by double-digit levels in recent years, despite the best efforts of industry and regulators. [News Source]

Eastman Chemical spending $200 million to reduce air pollution (Kingsport Times-News)
Thursday November 08th 2007, 8:59 pm

Times-News file photo. KINGSPORT — Eastman Chemical Co. plans to spend $200 million to reduce air pollution at its Kingsport plant as part of a $1.3 billion modernization project at the site. [News Source]

Let’s pull off a clean Diwali again (Hindustan Times via Yahoo! India News)
Thursday November 08th 2007, 2:08 pm

Can Delhiites make Diwali a less harmful affair for the environment this year as well? Last year, data from the Central Pollution Control Board and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee had shown that air pollution on Diwali was at a three-year low. [News Source]

MDU fined in Montana for air pollution violation (KXMA-TV Dickinson)
Thursday November 08th 2007, 1:01 pm

MDU Resources has been fined by Montana regulators after a coal-fired power plant exceeded air pollution limits more than 300 times. The Hardin Generating Station is owned by Rocky Mountain Power, a former a subsidiary of MDU Resources Group of

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MDU Fined in Montana For Air Pollution Violation (KQCD-TV Dickinson)
Thursday November 08th 2007, 12:45 pm

MDU Resources has been fined by Montana regulators after a coal-fired power plant exceeded air pollution limits more than 300 times. The Hardin Generating Station is owned by Rocky Mountain Power, a former a subsidiary of MDU Resources Group of Bismarck. [News Source]

Mont. Power Plant Fined for Pollution (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Thursday November 08th 2007, 12:42 pm

A North Dakota company has been fined $450,800 by state regulators over a Hardin coal-fired power plant that exceeded air pollution limits more than 300 times. [News Source]

Eastman Proposes to Invest $200 Million in Equipment to Reduce Air Emissions (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Thursday November 08th 2007, 11:30 am

KINGSPORT, Tenn.----Eastman Chemical Company has proposed to install additional air pollution control equipment on five industrial boilers at its Tennessee operations in Kingsport, Tenn. [News Source]

AIR POLLUTION (KECI Missoula)
Thursday November 08th 2007, 9:52 am

A North Dakota company has been fined $450,800 by state regulators over a Hardin coal-fired power plant that exceeded air pollution limits more than 300 times. [News Source]