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Certain types of pollution monitoring may soon become considerably easier. A group of researchers centered at Kyoto University has shown in a recent Nature Communications paper that a newly-formulated entangled framework of porous crystals (porous coordination polymers, or PCPs) can not only capture a variety of common air pollutants, but that the mixtures then glow in specific, easily-detected colors. Lead author for the paper was Dr. Yohei Takashima.Until now, chemical sensors have...

SEATTLE, Jan. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Weather Decision Technologies, Inc. (WDT) has been awarded the American Meteorological Society Award for Outstanding Services to Meteorology by a Corporation. The citation from the Council of the AMS commends WDT "for ten years of exceptional service in transferring innovative science and technologies from research and development to customer-focused operational meteorological products and services." (Logo:...

SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., Jan. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Environmental Tectonics Corporation's (OTC Bulletin Board: ETCC) ("ETC" or the "Company") Simulation Division, located in Orlando, FL, is excited to announce the launch of its completely redesigned website, www.TrainingForDisasterManagement.com. Fueled by the growth of the ADMS product line, the new site offers additional pages of sector-specific training solutions, including ADMS-POLICE and ADMS-EOC. The website was created with a new focus...

HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Years of steady progress toward cleaner air have paid off for Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger said today. Philadelphia and surrounding counties have reached air quality levels for the 8-hour health-based ozone standard established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1997. Today, every area in the state has achieved air quality attainment of the 1997 standard, compared to the 37...

Congressional Attack will Increase the Nation's Healthcare Costs WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Attacks on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) role in protecting air quality and regulating greenhouse gases pose significant threats to the nation's health, according to environment and health advocacy group Health Care Without Harm. Efforts to curtail the role of the EPA in regulating greenhouse gases and to prevent and roll back regulations intended to reduce...

GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Emission Control Catalysts markets. The global market for emission control catalysts is forecast to exceed US$7.0 billion by the year 2015. Implementation of various emission control standards is expected to continue impacting the market in a major way in various parts of the world. In addition, several national initiatives and international agreements on lowering emissions, especially in emerging markets are expected to drive...

#11 celebrates over 160,000 lives saved in 2010, thanks to the Clean Air Act 2010 marks 40th Anniversary of this landmark legislation WASHINGTON , Dec. 30, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Lung Association has released its list of eleven biggest 'clean air' events of 2010. Eight events marked milestones that provide greater protection from dangerous air pollutants, while three represented delays that have life-threatening consequences. The Lung Association issued the list of...

The Obama administration said Thursday it will regulate greenhouse gas emission from power plants, setting up for a possible climate change war with the newly appointed and skeptical Congress, which seats in January. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it will set standards, beginning in 2012, for fossil fuel power plants and petroleum refineries that emit nearly 40 percent of US greenhouse gases. "We are following through on our commitment to proceed in a measured and careful way...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Environmental Protection Agency should finalize the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) that remain under development prior to setting new greenhouse gas standards, according to API Director of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Howard Feldman. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100706/DC30933LOGO) "It is important that EPA conclude the current revisions to the New Source Performance Standards before moving forward with...

Firms Challenge the Notion That D.C.-Based Trade Lobbying Organizations Speak for All U.S. Businesses; Six-Month Delay in EPA Rules Will Mean Lost Workdays, Lower Productivity From Workers. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the EPA and the Clean Air Act got a huge boost from large and small U.S. companies, when over 60,000 firms represented by 14 business organizations told Congress to keep the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Clean Air Act strong. At the...