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Two leading American environmental groups said on Wednesday that Ohio tops the list for the top 20 U.S. states with toxic emissions from coal and oil-fired power plants. According to the report by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Physicians for Social Responsibility, electricity generation and chemical processing were the top culprits for dangerous emissions.  Ohio topped the list of 20 states most affected by toxic air pollution, followed by Pennsylvania and Florida.  Kentucky...

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection and its regional air quality partnerships have forecast an air quality action day for Wednesday, July 20, in the Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Susquehanna Valley regions. On air quality action days, young children, the elderly and those with respiratory problems, such as asthma, emphysema and bronchitis, are especially vulnerable to the effects of air pollution and should limit outdoor...

U.S. gas stations may soon be able to do away with their gas pumps' fuel vapor recovery systems -- those bulky black rubber covers that keep gas fumes from escaping when motorists fill up their car, under a new proposal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).According to USA Today reporter Elizabeth Weise, the EPA's Clean Air Act proposal would waive the requirement for gas stations to have the vapor recovery systems by 2013, since an estimated 70 percent of all vehicles will be...

The federal government on Thursday announced the adoption of a new rule that will require Texas coal-fired power plants to cut pollution that worsens air quality in neighboring states.The announcement, coming from the Obama administration, will likely be met with sharp disapproval from Congressional Texans and some electricity companies in the Lone Star State, which say the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) didn't give the state enough opportunity to explain why it should be exempt from...

The discovery potential of the future international SKA radio telescope has been glimpsed following the commissioning of a working optical fibre link between CSIRO's Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope in Western Australia, and other radio telescopes across Australia and New Zealand.The achievement will be announced at the 2011 International SKA Forum, taking place this week in Banff, Canada.On 29 June, six telescopes "“ ASKAP, three CSIRO telescopes in New South Wales, a University...

WASHINGTON, July 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) hails a major new rule targeting cross-state air pollution and cleaning Vermont's air that has been in the works for more than 20 years. Leahy said the release Thursday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of a final Cross-State Air Pollution Rule "goes directly to the distant sources of pollution that have long bedeviled clean air strategies in Vermont, New England and other areas of the...

HARBOR CITY, Calif., July 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Balqon Corporation (OTCBB: BLQN), developer of the all-electric drive system for commercial electric vehicles, was featured in a Coalition for Clean Air (CCA) report, "Shipping Clean, Growing Green: How companies are earning more by polluting less at California ports." The report highlights case studies illustrating the economic benefits of reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs) at ports and in the freight transportation sector. A copy of the...

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The PA Department of Environmental Protection and its regional air quality partnerships have forecast air quality action days for this weekend in four of Pennsylvania's forecasting regions. On air quality action days, young children, the elderly and those with respiratory problems, such as asthma, emphysema and bronchitis, are especially vulnerable to the effects of air pollution and should limit outdoor activities. The air quality...

HARRISBURG, Pa., June 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection and its regional air quality partnerships have forecast an air quality action day for Friday, July 1, in the Pittsburgh forecasting region. On air quality action days, young children, the elderly and those with respiratory problems, such as asthma, emphysema and bronchitis, are especially vulnerable to the effects of air pollution and should limit outdoor activities. The air quality forecast...

SAINT PAUL, Minn., June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Lung Association in Minnesota is proud to announce "Clean Air Choices," a new series of free public lectures on air pollution in our state. This series will examine the sources and causes of air pollution, its effect on human health and the environment, state and federal clean air laws intended to reduce air pollution and minimize its harmful effects. The first lecture in the series is on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 and...