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EPA Sets Standards for Air Pollution from Cars and Trucks

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized new standards on sulfur in gasoline used in cars and trucks. The standards will require lower sulfur content in liquid fuels used in the transportation sector, which will cut smog and air pollution. EPA … Continue reading

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Colorado Governor Hickenlooper Touts New Air Pollution Rules For Oil And Gas Industry

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is touting the state’s new air pollution curbs on the oil and gas industry — but he insists that local efforts to curb drilling run afoul of constitutional property rights. The governor gathered environmentalists, state health … Continue reading

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Utah Lawmakers Considering Dozens of Air Quality Bills

Utah legislators are considering more than two dozen bills in the current session that could help reduce the state’s serious air-quality issues. Rep. Patrice Arent (D-Millcreek) co-chairs the House Clean Air Caucus, which is made up of Democrats and Republicans. … Continue reading

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5 Things To Know about Colorado’s air pollution plan

New air quality rules for Colorado’s booming oil and gas industry go under review Wednesday when health officials start taking public testimony on a set of upgrades meant to reduce air pollution from drilling. Parts of Colorado haven’t meet federal … Continue reading

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Air Pollution: It’s Complicated, But It’s Still About Environmental Justice 

Many recent studies have shown that air pollution levels and income levels are linked. Poorer communities suffer from bad air more than wealthy communities. A recent study by UCLA researchers revealed some complications in this correlation, but found that air … Continue reading

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Study: Idling hurts air quality

A local study of air emissions in the Barnett Shale suggests that trucks serving the oil and gas field spend an average of six hours per trip in extended idling, contributing to air pollution and ozone levels in North Texas. … Continue reading

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Air quality index shows cities that up health risk

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) to educate the public and healthcare providers about the risks of air pollution to the heart. “Over more than four decades of EPA history, we’ve made … Continue reading

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Why is Provo air pollution so much worse than Salt Lake?

The volume of pollution in the air over Utah Valley is regularly at least double that of Salt Lake Valley, according to local monitoring data. Yet Salt Lake County’s population is double Utah Valley’s, and the population per square mile … Continue reading

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