"EPA Proposes Regulations To Cut Ship Pollution"
"The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing tougher rules to reduce air pollution from large oceangoing ships, including oil tankers and cargo vessels."
Source: AP, 07/02/2009
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EPA Proposes Tougher Clean Air Rule for NO2
"The Obama administration on Monday proposed to strengthen a key air pollution health standard to better protect children and people with respiratory illnesses."
Source: AP, 06/30/2009
"Virginia First to Review Emissions From Grandfathered Power Plants"
"The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality will evaluate older coal-fired power plants for compliance with today's federal air quality standards, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine announced today. The state will survey air pollution from facilities throughout Virginia that were initially grandfathered by the 1970 federal Clean Air Act."
Source: ENS, 06/25/2009
North American Toxics Data Released
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation, which is a joint effort of Canada, the US, and Mexico, released on June 10, 2009, its annual report tracking and comparing toxic emissions.
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EPA To Announce Proposed NO2 Standard
After several years of preparatory work, EPA is expected to announce by June 26, 2009, its proposed primary standard for one of the six "criteria" air pollutants, nitrogen dioxide.
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"Iowa Utilities Fight Proposed Mercury Rule"
"Iowa's largest utility companies are ramping up their opposition to proposed state rules that would require them to monitor the mercury being emitted from their power plants, public records obtained by The Des Moines Register show."
Source: Des Moines Register, 06/22/2009
"EPA Targets Cement industry Emissions"
"The federal agency has proposed regulations that could cut mercury emissions 81% to 93% annually. Industry representatives warn the rules would increase costs and could lead to outsourcing."
Source: LA Times, 06/17/2009
"Iowa Air Pollutants Push Federal Limits"
"The air across Iowa is so polluted that the state is perilously close to violating new federal limits aimed at protecting human health."
Source: Des Moines Register, 06/15/2009
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