Latest News about Air Pollution and Its Effects

More News (Daily Bulletin)
Sunday November 25th 2007, 10:20 pm

1:55p.m.: AQMD opposes Claremont's proposed affordable housing project CLAREMONT - The region's air pollution control agency opposes the proposed affordable housing project on Base Line Road. [News Source]

Waste firm to pay fines over machines (The Record Searchlight)
Sunday November 25th 2007, 3:13 pm

Tehama County's Air Pollution Control District has levied up to $10,000 in fines against a Red Bluff waste management company for allegedly installing equipment that didn't meet standards. [News Source]

Costs, benefits of new limit estimated (Dallas Morning News)
Sunday November 25th 2007, 9:26 am

How much would cutting the nation's smog levels cost – and how many lives would it save? The Environmental Protection Agency is only allowed to consider scientific findings when it sets a national air pollution limit, but it still estimates the costs and benefits for use in planning. [News Source]

Costs, benefits of new limit estimated (Dallas Morning News)
Sunday November 25th 2007, 3:52 am

How much would cutting the nation's smog levels cost – and how many lives would it save? The Environmental Protection Agency is only allowed to consider scientific findings when it sets a national air pollution limit, but it still estimates the costs and benefits for use in planning. [News Source]

Lawmakers worry tolls will increase I-81 traffic (The Sentinel)
Sunday November 25th 2007, 1:10 am

Cumberland County state lawmakers say they are concerned that a plan to toll Interstate 80 might divert more tractor-trailers to Interstate 81 and exacerbate the highway’s already troublesome traffic and air pollution problems. [News Source]

Costs, benefits of new smog limit estimated (Dallas Morning News)
Sunday November 25th 2007, 12:07 am

How much would cutting the nation's smog levels cost – and how many lives would it save? The Environmental Protection Agency is only allowed to consider scientific findings when it sets a national air pollution limit, but it still estimates the costs and benefits for use in planning. [News Source]