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"A federal judge has sided with a Midwestern energy company, agreeing to dismiss allegations of Clean Air Act violations at five Illinois coal-fired power plants and partially dismiss claims of violations at a sixth plant.""Judge Dismisses New Source Review Allegations Against 5 Ill. Power Plants"
Greenwire, 03/16/2010
"The latest science supports substantially tightening U.S. EPA's air quality standards for soot in order to safeguard public health and the environment, according to a draft report from agency scientists.""EPA Scientists Recommend Tougher Soot Standards"
Greenwire, 03/15/2010
"Two billion people worldwide do their cooking on open fires, producing sooty pollution that shortens millions of lives and exacerbates global warming. If widely adopted, a new generation of inexpensive, durable cook stoves could go a long way toward alleviating this problem.""World's Pall of Black Carbon Can Be Eased With New Stoves"
YaleE360, 03/09/2010
"The California Air Resources Board has adopted a measure developed with representatives of the electrical utilities that will limit and monitor the emissions of the greenhouse gas sulfur hexafluoride, SF6, from high-voltage electrical applications.""California Limits SF6, World's Most Potent Greenhouse Gas"
, 03/03/2010
"The Teamsters union and environmental activists have formed an unlikely and outspoken alliance aiming to clear the air in American ports, and perhaps bolster the Teamsters’ ranks in the process.""Clearing the Air at American Ports"
NYTimes, 02/26/2010
"Nearly a third of older-model cars stopped for roadside smog tests in Southern California failed them, despite having received a passing grade at inspection stations within a year, a state audit has found.""'Widespread Fraud' in California's Smog Test Program"
LA Times, 02/26/2010
"A fragrant personal care spray designed to make men appear to be free of unpleasant body odor has polluted California air to the degree that the state has fined the brandowner's corporate parent more than $1 million.""Unilever Fined for Polluting California Air With Deodorant Spray"
ENS, 02/15/2010
"A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill that would sidestep the stalled climate debate on carbon emissions and reduce other harmful gases by large margins in the next few years.""Bipartisan Effort To Improve Air Quality"
Scripps, 02/11/2010
"Quebec’s tough new light vehicle emissions regulation has become a political hot potato in Canada after the federal environment minister, Jim Prentice, denounced the rule as 'counter-productive' last week in Calgary while laying out Canada’s down-graded emission targets.""Quebec’s Vehicle Emission Law Is Disputed"
Green Inc., 02/09/2010
"Downtown Chicago has the highest peak levels of nitrogen dioxide in the country, and is the only site in violation of new stricter guidelines against the irritant, which inflames asthma and other lung conditions."Traffic Is Biggest Source of Chicago Region's Air Pollution
Daily Herald, 02/08/2010
"A federal judge on Thursday found Murphy Oil Co. liable for violating the federal Clean Air Act 21 times by releasing pollutants into the air in amounts greater than allowed under state permits for the company's Meraux oil refinery.""Murphy Refinery Found Liable for Clean Air Act Violations"
New Orleans Times-Picayune, 02/05/2010
"A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Thursday introduced legislation aimed at slashing emissions of sulfur dioxide, mercury and nitrogen oxide from smokestacks including coal-fired power plants.""Senators Seek Sulfur Dioxide Pollution Cuts"
Reuters, 02/05/2010
"ARLINGTON, Va. -- Industry and environmental groups sparred at a public hearing here today over U.S. EPA's planned reconsideration of the George W. Bush administration's 2008 smog standard.""Industry, Enviro Groups Try to Sway EPA on Smog Standard"
Greenwire, 02/03/2010
"U.S. EPA's final air quality standard for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) entails new requirements for measuring peak exposures near roads, but it would monitor fewer roadside locations than the agency's original proposal.""Final NO2 Rule Cuts Back on Roadside Monitors"
Greenwire, 01/29/2010
"The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it would control -- for the first time -- short-lived spikes of an air pollutant common along major roads and linked to respiratory problems.""EPA Cracks Down on Pollution Spikes Near Roads"
AP, 01/26/2010
