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California restricts pollutants from cow flatulence to diesel emissions 

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

California on Monday moved to restrict air pollutants from sources as diverse as diesel trucks and cow flatulence, the latest of several efforts in the most populous U.S. state to reduce emissions leading to climate change. Under a bill signed … Continue reading →

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Study Predicts Increased Air Pollution Levels from CO Wildfires 

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

New research says more than 80 million residents of Western states will be subject to increased health risks from wildfire pollution in future decades. (Pixabay) DENVER – As Western states continue to struggle with an increasing number of large-scale wildfires … Continue reading →

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Health Risks from Wildfires in U.S. West To Increase Under Climate Change

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

A surge in major wildfire events in the U.S. West as a consequence of climate change will expose tens of millions of Americans to high levels of air pollution in the coming decades, according to a new Yale-led study conducted … Continue reading →

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Tighter air pollution standards may save thousands of lives, greatly improve public health: New report includes online tool with searchable information on health risks

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Reducing outdoor concentrations of two air pollutants, ozone (O3) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5), to levels below those set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would likely save thousands of lives each year, result in far fewer serious illnesses and … Continue reading →

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Cleveland ranks among nation’s worst metro areas for air pollution-related deaths, illnesses 

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Cleveland area leads the state in the number of deaths and serious health problems caused by air pollution, and ranks ninth worst in the country, according to a new report released today. The Health of the Air report, compiled … Continue reading →

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Hot temperatures provoked air pollution alert in Maine over the weekend

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued on Friday an air quality alert due to unhealthy ground-level ozone concentrations in the air along the Maine Coast from Kittery to Acadia National Park. The federal Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday at … Continue reading →

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Air pollution from ground-level ozone prompts health advisory for Wednesday 

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

An air quality alert in effect from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. tomorrow (Wednesday, July 6) for Suffolk and Nassau counties, the five boroughs of NYC, and Westchester, Rockland, Orange and Putnam counties. The New York State Department of Environmental … Continue reading →

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Solano smog prompts air pollution alert

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Smog that’s expected Tuesday led air quality officials Monday to call to a pollution alert across a large swath of Solano County. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District projects air quality Tuesday in the district’s Eastern Zone that’s unhealthy … Continue reading →

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