The air in the U.S. has improved significantly since the 1970 Clean Air Act first began to reduce outdoor air pollution. "There was a time in major cities in this country when you couldn't see across the street, the air was so thick," says Paul Billings, president of the American Lu...
Federal court sides with EPA on air pollution limitsWASHINGTON — A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency complied with the law in deciding which areas of the country failed ...TribLIVE.com
NearlyhalfoftheU.S.populationlivesinareasthathaveunhealthfullevelsofairpollution.AninvestigationbytheUnionofConcernedScientistsrevealedthattheEPA,theagencyresponsibleforkeepingourairclean,isincrisis.Basedoninformationgatheredfromnearly1,600EPAscientists,UCShasfoundthathundredsofscientistsreportpoliticalinterferenceintheirwor...
Exposure to this pollution has also been linked to anincreased risk of lung cancer in people who have never smoked. Scientists recently found a possible mechanism for that increased risk – some air pollution particles may promote mutations in cells in the airways. 暴露于这种污染也与从未吸烟的人...
Danger to health as Ireland set to fall short of WHO air pollution targets, says EPA report Burning of solid fuels and persistent transport emissions are country’s worst air pollutants Sun Sept 22 2024 - 23:55 Irish rivers and lakes: Farms to be assessed for nitrates run-off in fresh bid...
Over the past several years, substantial concern has been expressed by some in Congress, environmental groups, and members of the public concerning the lac... DK Berry - 《Toxicology & Industrial Health》 被引量: 5发表: 1990年 Air pollution: States assigned a major role in EPA's air toxics...
The Bush Administration on Dec.21,2006,proposed a controversial change in the way carcinogens and other hazardous air pollutants are regulated.EPA says the modification,which is backed by industry groups including the American Chemistry Council,would encourage facilities to reduce their emissions of thes...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will reinstate a scientific group that looks at air pollution and was disbanded under the Trump administration, a spokesperson confirmed to The Hill on Monday, EPA spokesperson Tim Carroll said in an email that the EPA’s Science Advisory Board will issue...
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), agency of the U.S. government that sets and enforces national pollution-control standards. In 1970, in response to the welter of confusing, often ineffective environmental protection laws enacted by states and commu
conduct air quality modeling, and conduct risk assessments to understand how air pollution may affect the health in communities across the country. An example of EPA’s use of the NEI is that the data are used as one of the considerations in area designations for new or revised National Ambi...