Pollution warning over US fires
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Residents hit by deadly California wildfires are warned of pollution levels three times higher than normal.
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National data released by the US Environmental Protection Agency today reveals that several Southern California metropolitan areas have seen a sharp decrease in the amount of fine particle pollution contributing to local air quality problems over the past
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More than a dozen states sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday to lower soot levels from smokestacks and exhaust pipes, a move the state officials argue would save thousands of lives.
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US News, VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Mount St. Helens yesterday blew off its largest plume of steam and ash so far since it stirred to life late last month, prompting federal scientists to issue an ashfall advisory
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  New Jersey and 11 other states sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday to lower soot levels from smokestacks and exhaust pipes, a move the state officials argue would save thousands of lives.
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WASHINGTON -- A new federal study suggests that household dust containing a common flame retardant may be linked to an increase in cats getting sick from overactive thyroids. That could be a warning sign for how young children could get exposed to the chemical, said Linda S. Birnbaum, director of...
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LOS ANGELES -- Insurance companies are using satellites to identify homes at high risk of fire damage because of their proximity to brush - a development that alarms some state regulators and privacy advocates.
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When it comes to forests, air pollution is not an equal opportunity hazard. While dirty air spreads across large areas of the New England region, it's more scattered in the southeastern part of the United States.
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BIG TIMBER, Mont. - Heavy smoke has slowed firefighters battling a 280-square-mile wildfire and also prompted air-quality warnings for much of western Montana.
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A major fire which caused millions of pounds of damage was started deliberately, say police.
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By JOHN HEILPRIN  WASHINGTON - 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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Fire retardants used worldwide in manufacturing vehicle parts and computers have been found in Puget Sound orcas, raising new concerns about the long-term health of the region's killer whales, a new Canadian study shows.
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By David Sneed, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Feb. 19--Normally, when a wildfire blackens hundreds of acres of sensitive resources, biologists bemoan the damage the flames caused the environment.   Not Sally Krenn.   The Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
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By Staci Matlock, The Santa Fe New Mexican  Jun. 26--A cottonwood bosque fire near Tesuque on Sunday that forced the evacuation of a halfdozen homes is a warning of the increasing fire danger as vegetation dries up and the temperatures rise.
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The U.S. Embassy in Rome is warning Americans traveling to Naples and its surrounding region they may face health risks from a garbage crisis that has left rubbish piling up in the streets.
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Insurance companies are using satellites to identify homes at high risk of fire damage because of their proximity to brush--a development that alarms some state regulators and privacy advocates.
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Hopes of concrete US commitment to cutting greenhouse gas emissions. are hit