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Planes Don't Kill People -- Plane Exhaust Does

(Oct. 11) -- If you can't fly the friendly skies without a stiff drink or a sedative, take note: The fumes from airplanes are to blame for more annual deaths than actual airplane crashes. Maybe not the most reassuring of factoids, but one that offers a reminder of just how safe (relatively speaking) air travel really...

Moscow Death Rate Doubles as Many Flee Heat, Smog

(Aug. 9) -- Moscow's death rate has doubled, a city health official said today, as a nearly unprecedented heat wave and acrid smog from wildfires grip the capital, causing tens of thousands to flee. "On normal days, between 360 and 380 die. Now it's around 700," Moscow's health chief, Andrei Seltsovsky, told the Interfax...

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Graduation Shakes Deep Roots

When my youngest child graduated college recently, I sat sandwiched between my mother and daughter while my husband's camera clicked away.

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US Reaches Pollution Settlement At BP Refinery

The government has announced a settlement requiring BP North America Inc. to spend more than $400 million to reduce pollution at an Indiana refinery.

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Ellen Gill: Bob Dold Keeping Close Eye on Environmental Votes, If Not the Environment

They went on to report that he was there because he was on his way to (or from) a groundbreaking ceremony for a Macy's in Gurnee Mills.

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Liza Donnelly: Something's Unnatural in the Air

Even going to the beach for a quiet day with your daughter doesn't bring relief from people trying to sell you stuff.

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Air Pollution, Asthma Burden Unevenly Shared Among U.S. Children

Kellen Bolden was only been 10 years old when an asthma attack took his life, but his mom still remembers him as a "little man" with big aspirations.

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05/27/12 Hot days often mean unhealthy air outside Source: The Times-Herald - Newnan GA The arrival of the Memorial Day weekend also brought our community and the metro area the first code orange smog alert day of the season.
05/27/12 Air-quality hearing is May 31 for planned Marana... Source: Arizona Daily Star - Tucson AZ The Pima County Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, on the request for an air-quality permit for DKL Holdings Inc., Marana Regional Landfill.
05/26/12 Smoke From New Mexico Fire Prompts Air Advisory Along... Source: CBS - KCNC 4 - Denver CO Haze shrouded the Front Range on Saturday as a massive wildfire in New Mexico has been sending smoke into Colorado skies.
05/26/12 BP to settle US air pollution dispute for $400 million Source: domain-b.com British oil and gas giant BP has reached an agreement with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to settle the air pollution issues at BP's multi-billion Whiting refinery modernisation project in northwest Indiana.
05/26/12 Click For Extended Forecast Source: News-Herald - Lenoir City TN Special weather statement ************************* 845 PM EDT Fri may 25 2012 /745 PM CDT Fri may 25 2012/ ...

Background on Air pollution

Air pollution is the introduction of chemicals, particulate matter, or biological materials that cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living organisms, or cause damage to the natural environment or built environment, into the atmosphere.

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