Air Pollution

Illinois EPA warns of high pollution levels in Chicago area
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has announced an Air Pollution Action Day for the Chicago metropolitan area Thursday, meaning “widespread ozone or fine particulate matter” levels are expected to be at or above an unhealthy level for …
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Why EPA Regulating Greenhouse Gases Is Absurd…And Why It Doesn't Matter
Squarely rejecting the contention — then advanced by EPA — that “greenhouse gases cannot be 'air pollutants' within the meaning of the Act,” the Court held that the CAA's definition of “air pollutant” “embraces all airborne compounds of whatever …
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New NASA Map Reveals US Wildfire Pollution
Besides torching forests and houses, wildfires throughout the United States are also releasing a lot of smoke and particulate matter into the air. A map created using data from a NASA satellite shows the location and amount of pollution wildfires …
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