More progress urged on ozone hole
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One of the scientists who found the Antarctic ozone hole urges more action on ozone-attacking chemicals.
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By Bob Downing, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Jun. 23--Portions of Northeast Ohio, already under orders to reduce the amount of the pollutant ozone in the atmosphere, learned this week that the federal government plans to tighten the regulations even more beginning in 2013.
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By Stephen Leahy* - Tierramrica  TORONTO, Sep. 20, 2006 (IPS/GIN) -- Another giant ozone hole has opened up over the Antarctic, while evidence mounts that 20 years of international efforts have finally helped the atmosphere to start to heal itself.
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The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce today that current federal standards for limiting harmful ozone air pollution do not adequately protect the public and need to be strengthened.
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Emissions of sulfur dioxide, which causes acid rain, rose 4 percent in 2003, but probably will not compromise long-term air quality goals, the government reported Wednesday.
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Intensive diplomatic efforts to agree the elements of a framework by the end of the year for a new global climate change treaty are starting to make headway, according to a European official close to the ...Comment
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The dramatic springtime collapse of surface ozone in the Arctic has been documented by scientists.
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Pinpointing pollutant sources is an important part of the ongoing battle to improve air quality and to understand its impact on climate.
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Federal scientists want to tighten smog standards, a step that would allow tens of millions of Americans to breathe easier but also would clash with President Bush's plan to wean Americans away from gasoline
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A 10-ppb (parts per billion) increase in daily ozone levels is associated with an increase in the number of deaths in large US urban communities, according to a new study.
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WORKERS were urged today by the TUC to help tackle climate change by taking simple measures such as switching off computers and lights, reducing waste and walking or cycling to the office.  (c) 2006 Liverpool Echo. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.
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The US and Europe are set to call for an accelerated timetable for banning ozone-depleting chemicals as they prepare to mark the 20th anniversary Sunday of a treaty to protect Earth&#39;s stratospheric shield.
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NEW YORK  - When ozone goes up in cities,  even for short periods at levels below current regulatory  standards, so does the death rate, according to an article in  Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association.
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By Dion Lefler, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 27--You can't see it and you might not even smell it in the air, but ozone could be about to change your life and cost the community as much as $100 million.
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Despite some progress, the government's climate change research program is threatened by satellite and other cutbacks, a study says.
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By Bob Downing, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Sep. 23--CLEVELAND -- Problems on the Great Lakes are approaching the tipping point and environmentalists need to intensify their push for Congress to fund restoration efforts on the lakes.
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Science & environment: More regulation needed to curb the potential harms of pollution, say researchers