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Air Quality Alert In Effect During Carnival’s Third Day

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

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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London 2012: opening of Games could see ‘perfect storm’ of smog pollution

High temperatures and easterly winds that are forecast to persist until Friday look likely to create a “perfect storm” of smog pollution that could affect the performance of athletes at the start of the Olympics, experts warned on Wednesday. Health … Continue reading

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