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FRESH, June 14, 2022: Research Highlights Gaps in Federal Air Pollution Data

Circle of Blue

Researchers find that federal data does not capture local variations in Ohio ’s air pollution. A Wisconsin judge delays enforcing an April decision that would limit the state’s power to clean up pollution. Regional Pollution Monitoring Misses Local Variation, Study Finds. Laura Gersony, Fresh Editor. In context: Who Pays?

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Supreme Court appears skeptical of EPA interstate air pollution rule

Environmental News Bits

The Supreme Court heard arguments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) interstate air pollution rule Wednesday, with members of the court’s liberal minority expressing skepticism about the appropriateness of hearing the case but the conservative majority seeming amenable to blocking the rule.

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Fact Sheet: Final Amendments to the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing Facilities

Environmental News Bits

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for integrated iron and steel manufacturing facilities. You can find more information about the final rule on EPA’s website. On March 18, 2024, the U.S.

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Air Pollution & Climate Change: Global Phenomena, Individual Consequences

Breezometer

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), ozone can inflame the cells that line a child’s upper airways and lungs, harming the respiratory system “like a sunburn damages the skin.” Repeated and excessive traffic pollution and poor air quality were determined to be linked to Ella's worsening asthma.

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EPA Announces More Than $4.27 Million For Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

Environmental Protection Agency has selected 11 projects to receive more than $4.27 million in funding for monitoring air quality in communities across Pennsylvania. The projects are among 132 air monitoring projects in 37 states which will receive $53.4 On November 3, the U.S.

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Study is first to show that air pollutants increase risk of painful periods for women

Frontiers

A new epidemiological study by the open access publisher Frontiers is the first to show that the risk of developing dysmenorrhea increases by more than 30 times for women and girls who are exposed long-term to air pollutants such as carbon and nitrogen oxides and fine particulate matter. Air pollutants are an important new risk factor.

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DEP: Penalties Collected From Air Pollution Violations At Webco's Oil City Facility Funds Local Park Projects In Venango County

PA Environment Daily

On November 13, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it approved funding for two Oil City recreation projects from penalties collected for Air Pollution Act violations at the Webco Oil City Plant in Venango County.