Saturday May 31st 2008, 10:21 pm
DURANGO Coal-fired power plants and other pollution sources in the Four Corners area could boost smog levels past federal limits in New Mexico and southwest Colorado this summer, government officials and environment and health care managers warn.
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Regulators: Four Corners could exceed air pollution levels (Summit Daily News)
Regulators: Four Corners could exceed air pollution levels (KOB-TV Albuquerque)
Saturday May 31st 2008, 7:04 pm
DURANGO, Colo. (AP) - Coal-fired power plants and other pollution sources in the Four Corners area could boost smog levels past federal limits in New Mexico and southwest Colorado this summer.
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Regulators: Four Corners could exceed air pollution levels (KOB-TV Albuquerque)
Saturday May 31st 2008, 7:04 pm
DURANGO, Colo. (AP) - Coal-fired power plants and other pollution sources in the Four Corners area could boost smog levels past federal limits in New Mexico and southwest Colorado this summer.
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4 Corners Could Exceed Air Pollution Levels (CBS4 Denver)
Saturday May 31st 2008, 5:48 pm
Coal-fired power plants and other pollution sources in the Four Corners area could boost smog levels past federal limits in New Mexico and southwest Colorado this summer, government officials and environment and health care managers warn.
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Quetin to retire from air pollution district (The Monterey County Herald)
Saturday May 31st 2008, 4:53 pm
After 27 years of service with the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District, Douglas Quetin is retiring as the district's air pollution control officer. Quetin has served as control officer since 1994, overseeing a staff of 40 employees at the air district.
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Regulators: Four Corners could exceed air pollution levels (Las Cruces Sun-News)
Saturday May 31st 2008, 4:13 pm
DURANGO, Colo.—Coal-fired power plants and other pollution sources in the Four Corners area could boost smog levels past federal limits in New Mexico and southwest Colorado this summer, government officials and environment and health care managers warn.
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Even low levels of air pollution may pose stroke risk (Environmental News Network)
Saturday May 31st 2008, 8:16 am
Short-term exposure to low levels of particulate air pollution may increase the risk of stroke or mini-stroke, according to findings that suggest current exposure standards could be insufficient to protect the public.
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Even low levels of air pollution may pose stroke risk (New Kerala)
Saturday May 31st 2008, 5:35 am
Washington, May 31 : Exposure to air pollution, even for a short time, is likely to enhance risk of a stroke or mini-stroke, according to new research.
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Oregon, other states sue EPA over lax air pollution standards (KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland)
Friday May 30th 2008, 7:33 pm
Attorneys in Oregon and 13 other states have filed a lawsuit against the federal Environmental Protection Agency for failing to protect the public and the environment, Oregon’s Attorney General announced Friday.
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PA DEP Joins Suit Against EPA for Adopting Weak Air Pollution Standards Allowing Greater Ozone Levels (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Friday May 30th 2008, 5:12 pm
Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Kathleen A. McGinty today said Pennsylvania has joined a coalition of states and cities, including New York and California, in lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for adopting air pollution standards that do not protect public health and the environment, but lead to greater levels of smog.
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Air pollution may increase stroke risk (UPI)
Friday May 30th 2008, 4:05 pm
ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 30 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers suggest even low levels of particulate matter in the air may raise the risk of stroke or mini-stroke.
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