Scientists to Advise EPA to Cut Smog Limit
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By Traci Watson  WASHINGTON -- Scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency will recommend today that the level of smog allowed in the nation's air be cut to protect public health, the EPA said Tuesday.
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By Bob Downing, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Sep. 22--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday adopted new limits on tiny soot that might be a threat to public health.   The limits announced in a teleconference by EPA Administrator Stephen L.
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WASHINGTON -- November 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), led by Bush appointees, plans to launch a new study in which participating low income families will have their children exposed to toxic pesticides over the course of two years.
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Automakers, SUV owners, and the federal government may balk at the state's latest effort to curb air pollution.
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By Traci Watson  Environmental groups and industry groups reacted coolly Thursday, though for different reasons, to a proposal to cut the level of smog allowed in the USA's air.    The Environmental Protection Agency announced a plan to reduce the smog limit by 11% to 17%.
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An increase in smog sparks a small but measurable increase in deaths, scientists report Wednesday in a study showing the strongest link yet between smog and damage to health.
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The Environment Agency says people should know more about the environmental risks of low-energy light bulbs.
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Today's tools could cap emissions that contribute to global warming, study finds.
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The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to reduce diesel exhaust from trains and ships, a move supported by some environmentalists.
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By Spencer Hunt, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Jun. 22--A federal plan to cut smog nationwide could mean costlier gasoline and electricity.   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency yesterday proposed a reduction of 6 percent to 12.5 percent in ozone, a key ingredient of smog.
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Scientists are planning to take the pulse of the planet &#151; and more &#151; in an effort to improve weather forecasts, predict energy needs months in advance, anticipate disease outbreaks and even tell fishermen where the catch will be abundant.
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By Ian Hoffman, STAFF WRITER  SACRAMENTO -- Scientists say bits of air pollution as small as a thousandth of a hair's width appear to be reducing rain and snowfall in the Sierra, Cascades and Rockies, potentially adding to threats of water shortages tied to global warming.
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Mankind is to blame for global warming, the world's top climate scientists said on Friday, sending governments a "crystal clear" warning they must take urgent action to avert damage that could last centuries.
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MONTERREY, Mexico  - The world's top polluting nations were told on Wednesday to prepare for decades of weather turmoil, even if they act now to curb emissions and pursue green energy sources.
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Science & environment: More regulation needed to curb the potential harms of pollution, say researchers
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By Spencer Hunt, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Jun. 12--State efforts to clean polluted rivers will suffer if lawmakers cut the EPA's budget, the agency said.
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One of the world's top scientists on global warming called for the United States to stop building coal-fired power plants and eventually bulldoze older generators that don't capture and bury greenhouse gases.