The debate over air pollution and, more specifically, the regulation of air pollution, raged on this week as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) watered down its cross-state pollution rule and House Republicans moved to delay new rules on toxic air pollution from cement plants, solid waste incinerators, and industrial boilers.
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"I guess it's a question of water pollution or air pollution, " he said.
But research is continuing to pile up in support of the claim that not only are current air pollution regulations inadequate, but that air pollution is very much a public health issue.
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And particularly air pollution, because it simply does not benefit air pollution using ethanol.
The study was actually conducted in and reported on air pollution in Boston, but it pointed out that air quality levels even below current standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency still pose risks to people who breathe particulate air pollution.
"In fact, when you burn coal, you emit more acid rain pollution, more air pollution, more smog and more global warming pollution which threatens the entire planet, " said Becker, global warming program director for the Sierra Club.
But new pollution threats are causing concern as air pollution mortality figures remain almost the same.
"Fewer fireworks have helped to decrease air pollution in some Chinese cities, but high readings of air pollutants have made many wonder if greater efforts need to be made, " Xinhua news agency comments.
We have the technology to clean up the unhealthiest sources of air pollution, and my research reiterated for me that we can't afford to wait too long to clear the air.
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California, for example, estimates that 9, 000 people die each year from air pollution-related illnesses.
California has led the country in enacting stricter air pollution and tailpipe emission standards.
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Brighton and Hove City Council also opposed the plan because of smell and air pollution concerns.
The cost differential is driven by air pollution, interconnection and the economics of fuel efficiency.
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Increasingly, health research seems to be pointing to a need for stricter regulation of air pollution.
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Children generally pick up lead in soil that has been contaminated by air pollution and dumping.
In doing so, we would further reduce air pollution and our dependency on oil.
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Instead they were studying monsoon effects in Mexico and air pollution in New Hampshire.
Gas that is vaporized ends up in the atmosphere, and contributes to air pollution.
They used data from Chicago to predict air pollution levels around the city.
Renowden says that more sustainable solutions are needed in the fight against urban air pollution.
It is not a compelling visual argument that air pollution is linked to autism.
The Supreme Court has reserved judgement on the UK's breaches of EU air pollution laws.
They also cited issues of potential noise, air pollution, increased traffic and a loss of privacy.
It may be a confounding variable in studies of air pollution or other causes of disease.
The paper estimates the air pollution damages for each industry in the United States.
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"The plants absorb toxins and have a really positive impact on air pollution, " said Sabin.
The impact of air pollution on heritage sites was also addressed at the conference.
"The toxic chemicals have caused many environmental emergencies linked to water and air pollution, " it said.
Breast cancer and diabetes have been attributed to air pollution as well as respiratory problems.
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