S.L. County Panel Tackles Air Pollution
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By Leigh Dethman Deseret Morning News  A cadre of concerned residents and politicians wants to clean up Salt Lake County's air problem now, and they're finding that reaching a solution to such a widespread problem is no easy task.
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By Andy Reid, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Jun. 8--The health department on Thursday called for Palm Beach County to test for contaminants on a long-delayed golf course under construction west of Boca Raton, a move county officials dismissed as unnecessary.
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By Sammy Fretwell, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Mar. 7--Barnwell County's love affair with a nuclear waste dump spilled into the Legislature during a hearing Tuesday on the future of a landfill that contributes to the county's economy.
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By Lisa Fleisher, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Feb. 3--A workshop on the proposed Myrtle Beach airport terminal has been scheduled for Horry County and the Myrtle Beach Community Appearance Board.   During the workshop, which will be at 1:30 p.m. Feb.
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They were collected by the Metro Health Department in the southeastern part of the county. The find prompted the health department to start another round of mosquito spraying.
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A review of Los Angeles County cancer cases reveals areas in the Long Beach and Southeast areas with unexpectedly high levels of throat cancer and a type of lung and bronchial cancer, it was reported Friday.
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By Monte Mitchell, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Feb. 20--JEFFERSON   The Ashe County Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 yesterday to adopt an ordinance regulating wind-energy systems, but it will take a more detailed look at its provisions.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Mar. 10--Emergency management officials in Johnston County enlisted a state helicopter equipped with a heat-sensing capability to fly over a smoldering debris dump fire Friday and identify hot spots.
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By Tatiana Prophet, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.  Feb. 14--Fo r 1 1 c i t i e s i n S a n Bernardino County, the prospect of paying a surcharge for a chemical that did not originate in their areas just doesn't seem right.
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By Bob Downing, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Jun. 24--The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency will accept comments through Saturday on a fund established in connection with fires and odors at a southern Stark County landfill.
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By Karen Nelson, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 19--PASCAGOULA -- At the request of the Sierra Club and concerned citizens Monday, the Jackson County Board of Supervisors agreed to support a public hearing and a closer look at the issue of PFOA as a pollutant in the county.
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By Reid Magney, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Sep. 8--The battle over outdoor wood furnaces could heat up again next week as La Crosse County holds meetings and a public hearing on a proposed ordinance that would restrict their use.
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By Erica Meltzer, Arizona Daily Star  Two area environmental groups have appealed a county decision to renew Brush Ceramic Products' air-quality permit.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday that Louisiana meets a new federal standard for a type of air pollution. Louisiana was one of 30 states that got the clean bill of health
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Researchers are puzzled over what may cause high levels of respiratory and throat cancers found in various clusters across the county.
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By Ginny Skalski, The Island Packet, Hilton Head Island, S.C.  Jun. 26--CommentsCutting down trees may become a bigger faux pas in southern Beaufort County.
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By Spencer Hunt, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Mar. 3--Environmental groups say Ohio should do more to protect poor and minority communities from pollution and are asking residents of those neighborhoods for help.