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Winter ozone problem returns to western Wyoming gas fields

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Itchy eyes and scratchy throats blamed on high levels of wintertime ozone have returned to western Wyoming’s gas patch for the first time in six years, and so too has finger-pointing over who’s responsible for fouling the air. The ozone … Continue reading →

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The Moss That Saved Portland 

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Roadside plants helped officials trace the source of a public health crisis and led to new standards for clean air in Oregon. Orthotrichum lyellii is the hero of this story. You’ve probably met it before: a tuft of green with … Continue reading →

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Asian smog pollutes the United States, study finds 

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Despite a decrease in US air pollution production, smog levels are still on the rise in the western part of the country, and now new research has found that an influx of impurities originating from Asia has been making its … Continue reading →

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All of That Pollution In Asia Turns Into Smog In the U.S.

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

New research has found that the United States’ reductions in air pollution have been stymied by the exponential increase of pollutants coming from Asia. As long as you don’t like breathing, that’ll be no big deal. The smog in Los … Continue reading →

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Children at Nearly 8,000 U.S. Public Schools Breathe Highly Polluted Air 

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Roughly one in every 11 public schools in the U.S. sits within 500 feet of highways and other heavily trafficked roads, exposing 4.4 million students to high levels of toxic air pollution. The data is the result of a new … Continue reading →

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From Oslo to Paris, these major cities have plans to go car-free

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

In late 2016, Madrid’s Mayor Manuela Carmena reiterated her plan to kick personal cars out of the city center. On Spanish radio network Cadena Ser, she confirmed that Madrid’s main avenue, the Gran Vía, will only allow access to bikes, … Continue reading →

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Utah lawmakers push for plan to improve poor air quality 

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

A bipartisan group of Utah lawmakers announced plans Thursday for a series of environmental proposals to fix the state’s poor air quality, which was so bad in the Salt Lake City area this week that some students were prevented from … Continue reading →

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Salt Lake City currently has worst air quality in US

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

SALT LAKE CITY – Salt Lake City currently has the worst air quality in the country, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s AirNow.gov.Salt Lake City is followed by Franklin, Idaho, and then Napa, California, when it comes to poor air Tuesday.The … Continue reading →

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