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New map could refocus state's pollution battles
2014-04-23 01:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: The California Environmental Protection Agency has released a statewide list of census tracts most burdened by pollution, providing a first-of-its-kind ranking certain to pressure regulators to clean up neighborhoods with long-standing health risks. Many of the worst pollution pockets identified and mapped by state officials are in the San Joaquin Valley, Los Angeles County and the Inland Empire. Their residents are largely low-income Latinos who have had little power to force improvements in their...
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Study Shows Ethanol Produces Worse 'Global Warming' Pollution Than Gasoline
2014-04-22 06:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Townhall: Well, this is going to be a heartbreaker for the hysterical global warming crowd. According to a new study, emissions from burning corn are worse for the environment and produce more CO2 or 'global warming' gases than the burning of traditional gasoline. Biofuels made from the leftovers of harvested corn plants are worse than gasoline for global warming in the short term, a study shows, challenging the Obama administration's conclusions that they are a much cleaner oil alternative and will help...
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04.23.14 -- EPA Approves Plan To Reduce Sewage And Water Pollution In Niagara River
2014-04-22 04:19:42| pollutiononline Home Page
04/23/14 Pollution Online Newsletter
EPA Approves Buffalo Sewer Authority's Plan To Reduce Sewage And Water Pollution In Niagara River
2014-04-21 07:15:34| pollutiononline Home Page
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation have approved the Buffalo Sewer Authority’s plan to reduce the amount of sewage and stormwater run-off that flow from the city of Buffalo’s combined sewer system
People of Color Exposed to More Air Pollution
2014-04-19 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: People of color tend to live in neighborhoods that expose them to higher levels of air pollution when compared to Caucasians, a new nationwide study indicates. This study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, is the first of its kind to show a racial divide when it comes to air quality. Researchers at the University of Minnesota studied nitrogen dioxide (NO2) air levels in urban areas across the country and differentiated between specific areas in terms of their "nonwhite" or "white" populations....
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