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Ohio is among five states teaming up with the federal government to provide asthmatics with air quality data - via cell phone, pager or e-mail- that they may need to plan their day and protect their health.
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MONDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A study of Texas residents suggests that tiny metallic bits of air pollution could account for some cases of lung cancer.
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It is a favored tactic in the Bush White House to take on tough criticism by boldly asserting the opposite. Keeping clean air regulations from forcing further cuts in emissions is labeled a &quot;clear skies&quot; initiative.
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Preliminary findings suggest that outdoor secondhand smoke could constitute a health risk.
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NEW YORK -- City officials last month quietly activated some of the nation's newest generation of early warning sensors to detect a biological attack, turning on a limited number of filing-cabinet-size air filters in sensitive, high-volume areas of Manhattan.
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By Scott Harper, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  May 30--Hampton Roads and greater Richmond were officially removed from the national list of smog-troubled regions Tuesday, evidence that air quality is getting cleaner, due mostly to new fuels and pollution-cutting technologies.
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Heavy air pollution in Beijing has prompted warnings to residents to stay inside and forced the cancellation of two air shows that were to coincide with French President Jacques Chirac - s visit to China.
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Breathing easier without limiting activities is the goal of new government guidelines that urge more attention to asthma sufferers' day-to-day symptoms, not just their severe attacks.
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Combining the assets of NASA and the EPA with NOAA's weather information is at the heart of a new NASA project called IDEA:  Infusing Satellite Data into Environmental Air Quality Applications. IDEA will improve forecasters' ability to track regional pollution and make air quality forecasts.
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Pollution experts have "serious scientific concerns" that newly unveiled U.S. air quality standards may pose risks to human health and welfare, according to a letter made public on Tuesday.
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Three North Carolina cities could see their number of bad air days double by the middle of this century unless global warming is reduced to curb smog, according to a report released Thursday by an environmental group.
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Beijing's polluted air is raising the likelihood that some Olympic events may be postponed for a day or two, although special restrictions should keep the skies clean much of the time, the International Olympic Committee said Thursday.
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The air inside churches may be a bigger risk to health than that beside busy roads, research suggests.
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By Anne Blythe, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 12--DURHAM -- Environmental safety officers will continue to monitor the air in a medical research building for radioactivity after a fire swept through a lab Monday morning.
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By Bill Graham, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Jun. 25--Explosions and a fire Sunday at a chemical plant in Richmond left no air pollution problems that could harm residents or firefighters, a spokesman for the Environmental Protection Agency said today.
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Air fresheners and aerosols can damage of the health of babies and their mothers, warn researchers.
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Air pollution built to unhealthy levels around the upper Midwest, a wintertime rarity caused by the absence of strong wind, and problems were expected to continue Thursday for children and other sensitive groups.