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Transportation Air Pollution Causing 53K Deaths Per Year
2013-09-19 19:51:03| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
Air pollution from ground transportation is responsible for about 53,000 premature deaths per year, according to a Massachusetts Institute of Technology report; its followed closely by power generation, with about 52,000 deaths. The study mapped local emissions in 5,695 U.S. cities, and found the highest emissions-related mortality rate in Baltimore, where 130 out of every [...]The Article Transportation Air Pollution Causing 53K Deaths Per Year appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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CITGO Agrees to Reduce Air Pollution and Pay Penalty to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations at ...
2013-09-19 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
As announced by Department of Justice and U.S. EPA, Houston-based CITGO Petroleum Corp (CITGO) agreed to pay $737,000 civil penalty and to implement projects to reduce harmful air pollution. This resolves alleged violations of Clean Air Act (CAA) at CITGO's petroleum refining facilities located in Lemont, IL and Lake Charles (Westlake), LA. Additionally, settlement requires CITGO to implement projects expected to reduce emissions of VOCs, including toxics, by >100 tons over next 5 years. This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
FLSmidth wins contract to supply air pollution control technology to Shenzhen Energy in China
2013-09-19 01:00:00| Power Technology
FLSmidth's air pollution control business unit has won a contract from Shenzhen Energy for its air pollution control technology to be installed at the Shajiao-B and Mawan coal-fired power plants in Shenzhen, China.
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Modesto cereal plant to close after air pollution violation settlement.
2013-09-15 06:29:24| Food - Topix.net
A settlement to resolve air pollution violations at a Modesto cereal manufacturing facility was announced on Friday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency .
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Chronic Exposure to Air Pollution Linked with Heart Disease, Lung Cancer
2013-09-07 13:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Researchers have found that long-time exposure to ozone, a greenhouse gas prevalent in urban areas, can raise the risk of cardiovascular disease. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and colleagues who also found a strong association between nitrogen dioxide and an increased risk of death from lung cancer. This isn't the first study to link health complications withrising levels of air pollution; a related study had found that annually two million...
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