Latest Air dispersion modeling Stories

DALLAS, Dec. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southwest Airlines' in-house Meteorology Team was recently recognized when the Council of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) named Rick Curtis, Southwest's Chief Meteorologist, the recipient of the 2010 Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Advance of Applied Meteorology. This award will be presented to recognize Southwest Airlines' outstanding contributions in advancing the use of meteorology within the airline industry to further...

Letter Sent to All Hill Offices; Advertisement to Appear in The Hill, National Journal Daily and CQ Today WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A total of 284 national and state medical society and public health groups and other clean air advocates are calling on Congress to defend the Clean Air Act and to reject any measure that would block or delay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from doing its job to protect all Americans from life-threatening air pollution....

By digitally photographing the tiny, hair-like blood vessels in the back of our eyes, researchers can now look directly at how small blood vessels like those that bring blood to the heart respond to air pollution.New digital photos of the retina revealed that otherwise healthy people exposed to high levels of air pollution had narrower retinal arterioles, an indication of a higher risk of heart disease.Previous studies linked pollution to heart disease. The new study, published this week in...

It is known that fine particle air pollution is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease; a study by Sara Adar, and colleagues (University of Washington/University of Michigan), published in this week's PLoS Medicine, takes this association further by showing that older people living in areas with long-term air pollution, or even exposed to short term pollution, are more likely to have narrowing of their retinal arterioles "” microvascular changes associated with an...

GARDEN GROVE, Calif., Nov. 26, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Place announces the launch of Vehicle Repair, Retirement and Replacement for Motorists program sponsored by the Foundation for California Community Colleges. From a $20 million funding grant, the state program will be launched with an aim of improving air quality. The fight to reduce air pollution caused by vehicles has been an ongoing battle throughout the years. Now, the possibility for cleaner air has become more prevalent as...

Rockefeller Bid to Delay EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gases Mentioned as Unwise Move; Effort Involves Protestants, Jews, Unitarians and Other Leading Faith Organizations WASHINGTON, Nov. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A diverse group of 56 leading denominations and faith-based organizations today released a joint letter calling on the U.S. Senate to leave intact the power of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect the environment and public's health. In particular,...

210 Regional, State and Local Groups Sign on; American Lung Association, American Public Health Association, and American Academy of Pediatrics Among Signers of New National Ad. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A national coalition of 210 public health, advocacy and faith-based groups is endorsing pending EPA pollution limits that would save 12,000 lives and prevent tens of thousands of asthma attacks and heart attacks each year. The groups announced their support in...

MADISON, Wis., Nov. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- RMT, Inc. (RMT), a leading environment and energy company, has added Jeffrey Slayback as Senior Client Service Manager. Slayback will be based in Ohio, reinforcing the RMT Environmental Unit's well-established presence in the Midwest. He will focus on satisfying client environmental health and safety needs as an account manager and primary contact for both regional and national clients. "In addition to his thorough technical knowledge and solid...

STOCKTON, Calif., Nov. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- This winter's burn programs are now in effect leaving many residents confused by the restrictions that may be imposed on fireplace usage by their local air district. Today, a website for residents launched, www.WhenToBurn.com, providing a live, single-point resource for residents to learn when they can burn and information on ways to reduce emissions when they do burn. The website works by aggregating local air districts' live burn status...

A major CSIRO breakthrough in wireless technology designed to bring broadband to people living beyond the optical fibre network, will be unveiled in Sydney tomorrow.The first half of CSIRO's Ngara technology will enable multiple users to upload information at the same time, without reducing their individual systems' data transfer rate of 12 Mbps."Someone who doesn't live near the fibre network could get to it using our new wireless system," CSIRO ICT Centre Director Dr Ian Oppermann...