Air Regulations Articles & Analysis
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Pollution in the air, water, soil and in the workplace is linked to an estimated nine million deaths each year worldwide – equivalent to one in six (16%) of all deaths, according to a ground-breaking new report in the leading medical journal The Lancet. In the EU alone, pollution causes more than 400,000 deaths which represents 7.8% of all deaths. Most of these deaths are due to ...
Southern California's air is getting healthier, and with that the chances of getting cancer from inhaling toxins has fallen significantly. The risk of cancer from airborne pollutants has dropped by more than 50 percent on average since 2005, according to a study released Thursday by the region's air quality regulators. Concerted efforts to ...
Terex Utilities has received approval from the Air Resources Board (ARB) for its Terex® HyPower™ Hybrid System, a plug-in Power Take-Off (PTO) system that uses stored energy from the system’s rechargeable batteries to power the non-propulsion functions of the vehicle. ...
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The Roundtable Meeting will focus on recent regulatory developments on the CDR, the Boiler and Associated Air Toxics Rules, and the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). ...
Summer is here and the hot weather can cause ozone levels to rise, making the air unhealthy to breathe, especially for people with asthma or other respiratory ailments. On days like today and throughout the hot summer months, it’s important to pay close attention to air quality. Like the weather, air quality can change from day to day or even hour to hour, and can have a serious affect on ...
Now that the summer heat is here it’s a good time to pay attention to your local air quality. Like the weather, air quality can change from day to day or even hour to hour and it can affect how you live and breathe. ...
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is educating people about asthma, and how they can reduce the severity and frequency of attacks. “EPA’s clean air regulations have improved air quality, resulting in better protection for people living with asthma,” said Judith Enck, EPA Regional Administrator. ...
Traditionally, environmental decision makers have evaluated success by numbers such as annual air releases, pollutant concentrations in water, or being in attainment for air quality. ...
The settlement is the first of its type in federal court under Clean Air Act regulations controlling the emissions of hazardous air pollutants from pharmaceutical manufacturing, the U.S. ...