EPA set deadline for states to flag counties with excess soot pollution. Gov. Abbott won't follow it
Now-buried draft recommendations from the TCEQ flagged pollution violations in Harris County, along with Dallas, Bowie and ...
How Trump’s EPA Threatens Efforts to Clean Up Areas Affected Most by Dangerous Air Pollution
Donald Trump has made drastic changes to the Environmental Protection Agency. Here’s how they could impact efforts to reform ...
Planned expansion at Zug Island coke factory would add nearly 3 tons of dust to air
The U.S. EPA is suing EES Coke Battery for Clean Air Act violations. The state found more violations in November. Now EES ...
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Air pollution worsened COVID-19 mortality, especially in vulnerable communities
In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, statistics emerged showing significant discrepancies in mortality by county. Shinsuke Tanaka, assistant professor and director of graduate studies in ...
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The race against pollution: air quality impacts marathon times, Brown study finds
“You have to be pretty dang healthy to be able to run (across) a marathon finish line,” Braun said. “If air pollution is ...
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Air pollution weakens brain function and focus in daily tasks
A new study finds that short-term air pollution exposure harms brain function, reducing focus and emotion recognition.
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Lawmaker blames part of AZ's air pollution on China, other non-local sources
So he wants Arizona to sue any person from any other state or country whose emissions damage the air quality here.