Category Archives: USA & Canada

Ky., Tenn. among worst toxic pollution states

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Kentucky is the worst state in the nation when it comes to toxic air pollution from coal-fired power plants, according to a report released Thursday by the Natural Resources Defense Council. The analysis examined emissions from power plants in 2010, … Continue reading →

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Air quality alert days pose health challenges for many people

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Asthma couldn’t prevent Nikki Guernsey from running the Triple Crown, Louisville’s trifecta of 5K, 10K and 10-mile races, but nothing slows her down like an air quality alert day. “It feels like a suffocating blanket, despite using my rescue inhaler,” … Continue reading →

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Air Quality Alert In Effect During Carnival’s Third Day

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air quality alerts have been issued in a swath of southern Connecticut, including Orange, on the third day of the Volunteer Firemen’s Carnival. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is reporting elevated concentrations of ground-level ozone pollution Saturday in … Continue reading →

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Chicago’s Air Pollution Action Day continues into Friday

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

At 3:00 p.m. on Thursday the Air Quality Index for Ozone reached 111 in Chicago. This triggered an orange alert, meaning the air quality was Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups. The AQI for ozone is expected to be over 100 again … Continue reading →

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World’s air pollution could be as bad as China’s by 2050 without urgent action from governments

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Increased levels of air pollution can be expected around the world unless urgent action is taken to cut man-made emissions, according to a new study. Published in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, the study predicts that without new policies … Continue reading →

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DES Declares Air Quality Action Day Friday to Saturday

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services DES is expecting air pollution concentrations to reach unhealthy levels for sensitive individuals in Hillsborough and Rockingham Counties on Friday July 13 through Saturday July 14.  DES officials are calling for an Air … Continue reading →

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Bay Area faces another Spare the Air day

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

A warming trend this week should peak Wednesday with highs breaking 100 degrees in the East Bay, prompting the third Spare the Air alert this summer. High temperatures stir up pollutants and smog, turning the air particularly unhealthy, said Lisa Fasano, … Continue reading →

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Air Quality Action Day Forecast July 7 in All Five PA Regions

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Department of Environmental Protection and its regional air quality partnerships have forecast a code Orange air quality action day for ozone for Saturday, July 7, in the Lehigh Valley, Pittsburgh, Liberty-Clairton, Philadelphia, and Susquehanna Valley regions. On air quality … Continue reading →

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