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London air pollution dangerously high, campaigners warn

2013-10-04 13:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Air pollution from traffic and industry is dangerously high in east London, according to tests by local "citizen scientists". Local environment groups placed 36 diffusion monitoring tubes on structures close to parks, bus stops, busy roads and in residential areas, to measure emissions in more than 30 streets. They were left for four weeks and only four were removed or stolen. Analysis by a laboratory used by government found that concentrations of the toxic exhaust pipe gas nitrogen dioxide...

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Air Pollution Destroys Health of Texas Fracking Communities

2013-09-20 23:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Environment News Service: In the five years since the shale boom hit, the once-beautiful hills of south Texas have been transformed into a scarred, industrial landscape. The residents` health is part of the collateral damage, according to the environmental watchdog group Earthworks. Their new study documents hazardous chemicals in the air and serious ailments reported by families living in close proximity to drilling operations. The Earthworks report is the latest in a series of publications exposing potential health risks...

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CITGO fined for air pollution in Illinois

2013-09-20 09:43:34| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

The Department of Justice says Houston-based CITGO Petroleum Corp. has agreed pay a $737,000 fine and install air pollution controls at refineries in Illinois and Louisiana to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations.

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