Posts Tagged ‘pollution’

40-Year-Old Air Pollution Standard Is Tightened

Posted on Jun 03 2010
Federal air pollution standards are being tightened once again.  And Louisville will likely not be in...
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15 Most Polluted Places? Appalachia Makes the List

Posted on Apr 30 2010
Mother Nature Network, a relatively new environmental reporting site, comes up with some pretty interesting...
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Tackling River Traffic Pollution

Posted on Feb 09 2010
The Ohio River is a busy highway.  From barges piled high with coal to the tug boats that guide them,...
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New Smog Standards Pose Problem for Louisville

Posted on Jan 07 2010
While Louisville struggles to come into compliance with current Environmental Protection Agency standards...
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A Different Kind of Tour

Posted on Sep 15 2009
Several dozen Louisvillians boarded a bus this morning at St. William Church in West Louisville.  They...
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Prenatal Pollution Exposure Affects IQ: New Study

Posted on Jul 22 2009
Researchers asked minority women in New York City to wear personal air monitors during their pregnancies...
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EPA to Update Air Quality Standards

Posted on Jul 16 2009
The EPA has announced it will revise standards for nitrogen oxides, or NO2, by early 2010.  NO2 is a...
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Clean Energy Jobs Grow 10% in Kentucky

Posted on Jun 15 2009
Jobs associated with the emerging clean energy economy grew 10 percent in Kentucky between 1998 and 2007....
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New Study Reveals Higher Heart Risk from Soot

Posted on Jun 11 2009
A 1997 American Cancer Society study of more than a million people over seven years examined long-term...
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A Good Week for the Atmosphere

Posted on May 22 2009
Well, mostly. We did have air quality alerts here on Thursday and today (Friday), caused essentially...
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