Air Pollution Monitors May Be Coming Local School Yard (News Channel 5 Nashville) Three Ashland, Kentucky, elementary schools are among schools in 22 states that will be receiving air pollution monitors in their school yards. [News Source]

EPA to monitor air pollution near Chicago school (KWQC-TV 6 Davenport) CHICAGO (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency plans to monitor air pollution near a Catholic elementary school on Chicago's North Side. [News Source]

Air pollution monitors may be coming to your local school yard (FOX 19 Cincinnati) WASHINGTON (AP) - Three Ashland, Kentucky, elementary schools are among schools in 22 states that will be receiving air pollution monitors in their school yards. [News Source]

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EPA targets air pollution near schools (Moldova.org) Toxic air pollution around 62 schools in 22 states will be monitored by state and federal agencies, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said.The schools, located near large industrial facilities or in urban areas were identified using computer modeling analysis, results from a recent newspaper analysis, and information from state and local air agencies, the agency said Tuesday in a ... [News Source]

EPA targets air pollution near schools (UPI) WASHINGTON, March 31 (UPI) -- Toxic air pollution around 62 schools in 22 states will be monitored by state and federal agencies, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said. [News Source]

Physician Focus: Reduce air pollution, live longer (The MetroWest Daily News) Physician Focus The New England Journal of Medicine recently reported on a statistically significant increase in life expectancy as a result of reducing air pollution. The relationship between air pollution and illnesses such as asthma, heart disease and certain cancers is well proven. However, for the first time, actual increases in life span have been verified as a result of cleaner air. [News Source]

EPA Seeks Emission Rules for Sooty Ships (Scientific American) U.S. EPA is seeking to impose stricter emission regulations on marine vessels along U.S. coastlines, a move expected to dramatically slash air pollution in port cities, Administrator Lisa Jackson announced today. [More] [News Source]

Brewer selects Arizona environmental regulator. Gov. Jan Brewer on Monday announced a major appointment, picking a former Bush administration official to become the state's top environmental regulator. [News Source]

Rule would require cleaner-burning fuel near shore. Thousands of big ships calling at the Port of Houston each year would switch to cleaner low-sulfur fuel once they move within 230 miles of the coast under federal rules announced Monday. [News Source]

New EPA rules could affect Louisiana shipping industry. The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a major step toward curbing pollution from ships, a move that is sure to have repercussions in Louisiana, which counts the shipping industry among its top businesses. [News Source]